Don’t Give Up!
If you’ve been grinding away at your NaNoWriMo novel, don’t give up! Seriously, no matter how close you are, or are not, to getting 50,000 words of your novel out before the end of the month, keep writing. It’s the … Continued
Naming Names
Naming is hard. Naming things can be one of the most difficult tasks for an author. Whether it’s naming people, places or things, the endless work of finding just the right name, one that sounds realistic and fits the circumstances, … Continued
Some Starting Advice
Advice for writers. Specifically, for writers attempting to complete the National Novel Writing Month challenge. First, jump over to Writer’s Digest and check out their 30 Tips for Writing a Book in 30 Days. And, also, keep in mind that … Continued
Halloween Movies For Free
Staying in this year? Why not watch a movie?! No, seriously, why not watch a scary movie on Halloween? Honestly, I’m not usually into scary movies, because, well, they mostly aren’t actually scary. But, I do dig some of the … Continued
Movie Makeup for Halloween
There’s still time, if you’re going to dress up for Halloween! Personally, I don’t bother, but, if you do, then there is still some time to work in some high-quality make-up to your costume. I love watching shows about science-fiction … Continued
Free Star Trek Movie
Want to watch a free 90 minute Star Trek movie? No, it’s not an officially sanctioned, studio-made movie, but it still looks pretty good. And, it has some stars from the franchise in it, reprising their characters, albeit in roles … Continued
Work Related Changes
So, last week, we finally had layoffs at my company. No, I wasn’t one of them, and, in fact, we lost fewer people than some of our other offices. Or, for that matter, many of the other people I know … Continued
Printing Advice
Digital photographers almost never print their work, but they should. Why? Well, for one thing, while digital formats change, printed work stays the same pretty much forever. Also, a nice print hangs on the wall a lot better than a … Continued
Random Resolutions
Have New Year’s Resolutions ever worked? Really? Yeah, I’m pretty sure no one has ever stuck to a New Year’s Resolution, ever in the history of New Year’s Resolutions. Seriously. I’m sure there are a thousand reasons for that, but, … Continued
Camera Bank
I won’t call it a coin bank. I mean, theoretically, you can just put coins in it, but if you’re saving for camera gear, those coins had better be silver dollars! I’m a sucker for kitsch as much as the … Continued