Songs and stories: a different process?
Writing songs vs writing fiction. Compare and contrast. I have to think that different parts of the brain are involved in the two processes. Usually, I’ll start a piece of … Continue reading
On a wing and a player
This essay on the art of improvisation appealed to me the other day. Lately my creative juices are running more toward music than fiction, so I read it from that … Continue reading
Old man, look at my life …
I was always having impromptu one-on-ones with panhandlers and ragged-looking old men dispensing advice. Always minding my own business, but they’d come up to me and say things like, “You’re … Continue reading
A diversion for when things get cuckoo, i.e., every day
Kinetic sculptor John Edmark says this about his freaky animations: Blooms are 3D printed sculptures designed to animate when spun under a strobe light. Unlike a 3D zoetrope, which animates … Continue reading
Sound thinking from a younger self
My foray into old journals recently prompted me to look into more recent notes to reassure myself that I’m not really an 18th century fop deep down. Luckily, I ran … Continue reading
Brain candy
Here’s a weird wild diversion to get you through the last Monday before Christmas. Probably safer than dropping acid, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you get flashbacks from it. … Continue reading
A snorkel to the universe? David Foster Wallace on writing …
There are plenty of gems in this brief interview, but if you need a little dose of inspiration because you wonder why you’re doing this (writing, that is), give it … Continue reading
The week before Fascination
So Fascination is coming out next week, or thereabouts. This is all very relaxed and informal — #guerrillapublishing, right? — but let’s call August 8 – 12 Launch Week. Tomorrow … Continue reading
Watch this space
Time to talk about my next book, which I’ll be “publishing” soon. In a unique way. Back in April, I told you about my plans to do a “writer-to-reader” publication … Continue reading
Ghosts in the attic
Funny how, when you’re young and not quite aware yet that you want to be a novelist, your experiences get parked in a special crate in your head for easy … Continue reading
