I eat mainly offal and vegetables, go garbage rummaging for fun and profit, read free magazines about real estate and cars that they give out on the subway, and I use mainly scrap paper. In the future I plan on using a sawdust toilet and shower using a solar camping bag and collecting rainwater. My … Continue reading
Category Archives: writing
Questions about short stories
Currently editing and work shopping a short story. It took me a weekend to finish and it isn’t even very long. Is it normal to start working on Short stories in the middle of class lectures? Is it normal to be relieved that a story idea you had is down on paper because you don’t … Continue reading
Two Untapped Markets
You know what’s a tragically untapped market? Post-Apocalypse luxuries. I know that there are thousands of paranoid super prepared survivalists who would spend money on health packs, bunkers, knives, weapons, and medicine for even the most unlikely of theoretical apocalypses. How many of these people would want to know how to not only survive, but stay … Continue reading
You Know What, Some Day I’m Gonna Make a Whole Blog For One Reason Only:
Ever since I first stapled ten pieces of paper together and began writing inside of them when I was seven years old, I have been a writer. Every time an untouched line paper lies in front of me, I feel the urge to make it my own, to imprint my vision onto it. I am a … Continue reading
Inspiration Mining or Story Farming
To a writer thirsty for inspiration (for inspiration and drive is as addictive to a creator as cocaine) strangers in a public place are like an all you can eat buffet. If one is observant enough, everyone in a crowd of shoppers are a character, character design, or a whole story waiting for you to … Continue reading
Because You Want To
Inspired by a comic I read a long time ago but I’ve forgotten who wrote it One day I was hungry and my parents weren’t home. I searched the pantry and browsed the canned soups. One can was lighter than usual. I opened it feeling half curious and half frugal. Out popped a spirit. A … Continue reading
Writing Fantasy Based on Other Cultures
When I write fantasy or Science Fiction, the framework for the setting is sometimes based around what I’ve researched of a real culture. Nowadays, however, I feel guilty whenever I base a fantastic culture or setting around western culture. I feel that other cultures are in more dire need or representation, even in fantasy genre. … Continue reading
Fifteen Minute Runs and Fifteen Minutes of Fun
You know, I think Library Express (15 minutes) computers with internet access are the best thing for me. My library is rarely very busy, so I get more than one session. Most of the time, I have infinite sessions! I just have to remember to watch out for that timer at the top hand corner … Continue reading
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Write more than you want to write. Your body isn’t in tune with how much “writing” is good for your goals. It’s more concerned with storing fat to survive famines and blizzards and maybe finding you a mate, assuming you’re not asexual. Continue reading
I-need-to-make-a-post-on-this-blog-so-here’s-something-I-squeezed-out-of-my-uncreative-mind-HashtagCreativeDryspell
Write more than you want to write. Your body isn’t in tune with how much “writing” is good for your goals. It’s more concerned with storing fat to survive famines and blizzards and maybe finding you a mate, assuming you’re not asexual. Continue reading
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