"I'm Halloween Jack. Let's go scare some demons." -Halloween Jack and the Devil's Gate "One thing Boy Scout had learned, probably the most important thing he’d learned from his mother’s books, the ones Dad hated, was that if you…
I'm not posting the rant I mentioned in yesterday's blog tober post. It's written in my journal, but I'm thinking I'll hold off on that one. Sometimes we shouldn't put some of the things we write into the…
I was driving a little bit ago, and something popped into my head that I thought would make a really great post. Now... it's gone. I can feel it in my bones that it was something really cool, something I would really enjoy writing. Of course, it was…
I love performing. This week I've been in a shit mood. I've got a lot going on both personally and professionally. I had a good time writing at a coffee shop in downtown Davis the other day, and then I went to a poetry open mic.…
Yesterday I talked about hating being a writer. I remember back when I used to love being a writer. I loved being a writer when I thought all the conventions I went to where I didn't make a profit were an investment. They would pay off in the…
A few years back, someone told me point blank, to my face, "I don't think you like writing. I think you like being known as a writer, but I don't think you actually like the writing part." That's not completely verbatim. It&…
It's kind of strange, trying to come up with things to write about for Blogtober. I feel like I should save writing about writing for the Wondering Project, where I've been wondering about writing for a page or two a day over on my Patreon. I&…
I'm back to posting 10 for Tuesday with 10 awesome books for your reading pleasure in October. A Night In the Lonesome October - Rodger Zelazny I love this book so much. This very quick read told from the perspective of a dog that just might belong to…
I've been at this writing game as a professional for coming on 13 years. In some ways, it feels just like yesterday; on the other side of that coin, it feels like I've been a professional writer for my entire life. Before that I was a…
Here we are October 1st once again, which brings us to the first day of Blogtober. Blogtober takes place every October, when people try and make a blog post every day during the month. I've made attempts at Blogtober before and never finished it. I usually fizzle out…
