A place where I post unscripted, unedited, soulless rants of a insomniac madman
I read this piece last year and enjoyed it immensely. It asked a question that keeps me honest.
A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh TàiTranslator: Nguyễn Thị Phương TrâmPhotography: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm The Strand NYC A poet was taking a …
Do you need 5 people to love you or 5000 followers?
I reblogged this post last year, and it is still relevant.
On The Necessity of Flawed Characters
I’ve gotten super into podcasts in this past year (file under #latetotheparty). Why? I think I thought they were all nonfictional musings on things. …
On The Necessity of Flawed Characters
So, I brought this book years ago, back when I brought everything that had something to do with writing. I felt if I was going to become a better writer I needed every book on the subject. Quickly, I discovered there were far too many books on the subject for to purchase. Just my luck.
However, as it turns out, it was my luck I purchased a few books in this series and found them to be valuable tools in the craft. So many times as writers we find ourselves using the same groups of words in the things we no matter the size of our vocabulary. This book and books like assist us in finding better way to convey what we are trying to say.
Pick it up and read it. You won’t be sorry!
writershelpingwriters.net/the-emotion-thesaurus-a-writers-guide-to-character-expression/
Such a powerful and empowering piece. Take a few moments to read this…
I’ve concluded that arguing with negativity-oriented people–those who use creativity and rationale to consistently redirect focus back onto negativity–is a waste of time. Nothing you say or do will be good enough; the best you can do is temporarily quiet them with tangible results. Even then, they’ll eventually find a way to rationalize your efforts […]
Musings — Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha
Memoirs of Madness 