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The Word of the Day is Snow

[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] Don’t know if you’ve got snow in your neck of the woods today, but we’re getting plenty of snow blowing in on bitter wind here in southern West Virginia. Here’s a video that captures the vibe, with a little steam and driving sixties groove thrown in for good measure. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl4pJwcE7JI] This …

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Send the Artist Out for Coffee

[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4bbH1nsHAg] They say a kiss is just a flower that a bee might return from And do his little dance at the hive Perhaps it’s worth mentioning as I write this song down I am the happiest f*cker alive Because the seashore cries out for a painter to paint it And …

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The Trick of Writing

    Millions of people doing their thing on any part of this earth at any given time have great story ideas swimming in their head (to wit). There is a subset of people who try to get those ideas from their heads onto paper in the form of writing, visual arts or music. Within …

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Focusing on short stories for a bit has done wonders to help me economize my words and write with more clarity

More than One Way to Skin a Cat

The imagery of this post’s title is awful, but I like the meaning. I’ve hared off and slung a whole bunch of words down on my laptop and am close to wrapping up the first draft of my first novel. Part of me thinks I should have studied more about the craft: plot, characterization, setting, …

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100k

I hit 100,000 words on the first draft of my first novel today and feel like I’ll have things wrapped up within the next 10,000 or so. My original goal was 100k by the end of August, with the idea that I’d also have a complete story. That gives me 11 days to get to …

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