How To Show Up Every Day: The 5AM Challenge
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. – Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough For Love They say the …
Are You Letting Worry Kill Your Calling?
It’s a big, complex world nowadays. Our attention gets pulled left and right by advice, suggestions, warnings, recommendations, advertisements, threats. When we finally find something to focus on, there’s still …
The Prequel and the Anti-Pay-Off
As an aspiring writer, I’ve become very interested in how stories work – see, for example, my examination of how closely the plot of Aliens follows the Hollywood Formula. Naturally, I’m just …
Applying the Hollywood Formula: The Protagonist and Act Two
As I explained in my post before last, I’m practicing the writing of an outline using the Hollywood Formula as a template. In order to get a feel for how the …
The DIY Writer Manifesto
You’ve done good with your life. You’ve got a job, a house, a car, kids. Things are proceeding pretty well. But it’s the same process every day, week, month, year. Something …
How To Quit Something Without Quitting It
Quit. It’s short, heavy word, isn’t it? A sharp word for a sharp thing. Sever your ties with a Big Thing in your life. A job. A mortgage. Give up. Walk away. Run. …
GTRF! Episode 2: Slamdance (Part 2 of 2)
Three weeks early comes the second episode of Get Talking, Rob Farquhar! Did you really think I’d leave you hanging on the edge of that cliff for so long? Listen …
Geekly Analysis: September 22nd – 28th, 2011
The latest Geek on Three Bucks a Week hits Punch On Australia! In a surprise twist, some classic old games come back to haunt my wallet and I fiddle with …
GTRF! Episode 1: Slamdance (Part 1 of 2)
Ladies and gentlemen, if I can beg your indulgence for half an hour, I’d like to try a little experiment: The first (and hopefully not last) episode of Get Talking, …
Geekly Analysis: September 15th-21st, 2011
The Geek on Three Bucks A Week’s latest Geekly Analysis is up at Punch On Australia! In it, I once again evaluate spending options at $18.00, discover how to win at Halo: Reach without …