Blank pages frighten most writers, me included. I’ve often thought that one reason I took to blogging so well after “upgrading” my process from writing HTML pages in Notepad to using MoveableType was because the page wasn’t quite so blank … Continued
You have got to want it. When I first started writing, that was all I wanted. It really was. That was all I really wanted to do and every other thing in my life was just something I had to … Continued
Yes, the internet has automated everything, even writing fairy tales. Of course, there’s no telling how good it will actually be, but the Proppian Fairy Tale Generator lets you select a few major elements from a checklist and then, well, … Continued
“My crackpot theory is that people are losing their skill to express themselves, and they’re, in a way, farming that task out. If they want to express themselves they buy a song or they buy a greeting card that’s already … Continued
I’ve lost my idea net. For more than a year, I’ve carried a small, black Moleskine and a pen to, theoretically, record all my creative ideas so I don’t “lose” any of them and can use them later. At first, … Continued
So, you’ve got a notebook. Great. Now what? It seems every creative person, or every person who fancies themselves as creative, has a notebook. Mine happens to be a Moleskine, which are very popular, but yours may be something else. … Continued
IdeaNet Originally uploaded by Network Geek Do you feel ideas slipping away? I remember reading that ideas were as common as dirt and came in an endless supply. And, when I was younger, that seemed to be true. I never … Continued
The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. Wow, do I feel like a slacker here! When I started this site and blog it was with the intention of building a year’s worth of content in secret … Continued