Category: Process
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Write-a-thon, THINGS, and I do mean things.
What? What? It’s the Clarion Write-a-thon already? Didn’t I just do that? Wasn’t I going to write a blog post about what I was going to do before it began? Clearly not. Anyhow, I am creating for the write-a-thon. I have set myself several juicy challenges and shall report upon my progress with as much…
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Writer’s Block, Shovels, Ignite!
It’s 2am. In a little over 16 hours I will be presenting my first Ignite Portland Talk, How to Hit Writer’s Block in the Face with a Shovel. I love the Ignite format – 20 slides, 15 seconds a slide. It’s really challenging and it has been an interesting process winnowing my profusion of thoughts…
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Clarion collection of posts have been updated
I try to update the collection every month with a slow, catchemall plan (sustainability is crucial). This month my new catch, harking back to 1985, is from The Ferret. Thanks for flinging them my way dude. William Shunn and Geoffrey A. Landis have been added to the collection. Other news The skribit question (see right…
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Six Memos for the Next Millennium – words, concepts that unlock new layers
I’ve just finished reading Six Memos for the Next Millenium, the last work by Italo Calvino, a series of lectures on writing he was to deliver in 1985. Much is said about the hows of writing, tricks of the trade and so on, even more so now that there are more writers (emerging and established)…