Monthly Archives: January 2012
Music Monday: “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag”, James Brown
This post could really be about ANY James Brown song. This isn’t even the kind of music I write to. This is music I want to live to.
Music Monday: MONO, “Ashes in the Snow”
Last week, I mentioned my unusual taste in writing music. This week, I inflict it on you.
The “Book Publishing Business Model is Broken”: A Reaction
I’m taking a bit of a divergence from the Music Monday format to discuss an interview I read with the CEO of Hyperion Publishing, Ellen Archer, which you can find linked here for your convenience.
Take a Break. No, Really.
If you’re creative, chances are you’ve gotten burned out on your art at some point or another. For me, it was the post-NaNo doldrums, and having lost my job in the same month. Sucks, I know – you go from … Continue reading
Music Monday: Yelawolf, “Pop The Trunk”
I’ve got a simple challenge for you: listen to the song after the cut, and tell me you don’t think it’s perfect for a crime story. It’s okay. I’ll wait.
Balance and Perspective.
It’s funny. More than three years in, and I still don’t know if I’m writing for the right reasons, or the right way. I stopped writing anything fictive this week with the intent of taking a break. I’d been talking … Continue reading