Where do creative people get ideas? The day someone finds a solid, verifiable, backed-by-science, surefire answer for that question, a fortune will be made. Books will be written, a series of instructional videos will hit the market, that person will hit the podcast and public radio circuit to milk the thing for all it’s worth, …
After a couple days to analyze the crash test data from my meeting with The Wall, I’ve come back to the place I normally find myself in saner times. What place is that? It’s not a place of pizza and rainbows or eternal optimism. It’s more of a waystation where I can catch a couple …
Confession time, folks. I’m not good at writing long form without an outline. There, I’ve said it. What, that’s not all that shocking or scandalous? Not even mildly surprising? Maybe even blindingly obvious? All right, all right… no need to pile on. I’ve spent the better part of my life writing poetry. Before that, it …
To be honest, the last week or so has been a mess. Which is fine, because it’d be a shame for it not to match with the rest of 2020. One thing I’ve managed to keep on track with is getting my page per day. Tomorrow morning, I’ll start in on page 17 of the …
Years ago, I saw an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger where he talked about how he had to find joy in whatever he did, otherwise he wouldn’t do it. Something about that clicked with me, and I’ve carried it with me wherever ever since. Now, taking life advice from The Terminator might seem odd, but when …
In case you’re looking for some follow-up on my new daily planner, here you go: three days, three pages. The new project I’m throwing my creative weight behind (at least as much weight as 30-40 minutes in the morning carries) is a screenplay. Thinking over what would be best to keep me typing and motivated …
Let me be honest here. My morning routine has stagnated a bit. I’m still getting my work out in (and adding some variations) and trying to wake up at about the same time every day (giving myself the occasional extra hour or two of sleep on a day off). But the creative part has hit …
It’s been a bit since I’ve checked in with this sort of thing, so I figured why not? Sure, it’s only half past midnight, but it’s also technically Saturday and I’ve got Wes Montgomery’s Willow Weep For Me on the hi-fi, so might as well make the most of it. Over the last couple of …
Well, it was bound to happen eventually I guess. Between weather and not much else to do, I finally succumbed to streaming half my weekend away. However, considering I made it through two weeks of socially distancing before parking my butt on the couch for a large chunk of time, I’m not going to lose …
As I mentioned before, the screenplay I’d been working on last year had stalled. Nothing really to do with any issues I was having with the story, it was mostly a combo platter of not being sure if I could convincingly write dialogue for people in their early 20’s (the story takes place at a …