[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] Word count is like Dr. Jekyll most days, going about its business, measuring my writing progress. A mild-mannered fellow, the Count seems to be the preferred choice for many, if not most writers. He watches over me as I strive for 2,000 words a day. Most days, Word Count is my …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] I’m too busy pushing toward the grand finale of my second draft of Shadow of the Black City. No time to post clever semi-original thoughts. In my stead, enjoy a couple videos far more entertaining and clever than my own. How the Beaufort Scale was developed (via the good people over …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] Every time I listen to the pile of music stuffed onto my hard drive, I am constantly reminded of the difficulty of good storytelling. In music, as in writing, it’s not only the story, but how the story is told. Below I’ve posted a few videos of those artists I hold …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] Balancing creative outlets is not something I’ve done very well over the last nine months. Writing has taken the lion’s share of my creative time. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, but there are days when I miss my other main creative outlet — playing music. Music is usually a …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] I’ve toiled along for the past 9+ months learning what works for me in terms of productivity. I’m feeling pretty good about that part of my writing process as I near the end of my second draft of my novel. I also know that I’ve got so much more to learn. …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVww5r4Nk0&feature=related] Just cruising through some blues on YouTube and came across Skip James playing Crow Jane. Someday baby you know you got to die …so enjoy all the things about your life, good and bad as they happen. And it doesn’t hurt to carry a large satchel of humility. Because when …
[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 …
I posted the other day on my need to be better read in the steampunk genre (Since then I’ve received The Difference Engine and Boneshaker and have them piled comfortably on my desk, ready for reading). In addition, for the last seven or eight months I’ve periodically surfed the internet for information on anything from …
Before the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa season I reached approximately the half way mark in my second draft of Shadow of the Black City. I’ve got a pretty good idea of the large story arc and have enjoyed filling in the gaps. Then the holidays came and the writing stopped. It’s been a good break because I’m forcing …
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…he felt a loneliness he’d not known since he was a child and he felt wholly alien to the world although he loved it still. Cormac McCarthy All The Pretty Horses [tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] Look at those words. They are not $100 words or $10 words or even $1 words. Those are the words …