After last month’s deep dive into the realm of writing, I suppose it’s only fair that I touch on the fine art of producing and project management. Simply put, just as a “risk” and an “issue” are different in the land of project management, so too are documents like a Policy, a Process, a Procedure, and a Work Instruction. On a very basic level, you could think of them as increasingly detailed versions of the…
In the tradition of the Internet and blogs collectively giving you information and confessions of greater interest to the person confessing than to you, the reader, I give you this glorious article that trigger some of my fondest memories of visiting Chicago. But whatever my personal connection, let’s face it: Mold-A-Rama is awesome. It’s only now, with 21st century hindsight, do I realize that, as I was getting models of the U-505 or perhaps a plastic…
Okay, actually, within less than a fortnight, we’ll be past Yule and slowly trudging back to the longest day (no, not that Longest Day). But this piece on Lifehacker by Kristin Wong makes me think about what lighting I need to get through the more-than-long enough winter months.
Well, that was illuminating. In the end –which is to say when NaNoWriMo ended on November 30th– I completed 50 script pages: half of the 100 I had set out to do. Pros: Having all the blog posts finished by October meant I could focus on the script writing. I’m very happy with what I have written — and it’s work I’ll continue and should finish in the new year. Cons: Hey, I didn’t reach my goal.…
Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. Man, we’ve all been going about this whole writing thing the wrong way. Sorry I’m only stumbling across this now, but Neil Gaiman reveals the true method for becoming a writer here. Gonna be a long wait ’til April 30th…
Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. Why am I saving Heather Havrilesky’s rather profanity-laden-yet-detailed explanation of exactly how to write at this, the penultimate NaNoWriMo post? Because it’s actually rather long — and I’m hoping you’re catching this as part of an extended post-Thanksgiving break. You probably need a laugh at this point. Home stretch people. See you again on Monday!
Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Stephen King’s On Writing, it’s well worth a read. As you might imagine, there are many good quotes from it. Here’s a collection of many quotes, as well as some Stephen King facts, which don’t necessarily connect to one another, but are equally interesting. Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. At the beginning of the month, I posted a link to the daily routines of many well-known writers, many from decades earlier. But what about those of us who use those pale electric boxes all the cool kids have these days? Author John Scalsi explains his methods.
Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. Like the snowclones and phrases people would like to banish before them, you may find this list of winning words to be intriguing… and possibly to be avoided in your work.
Part of a month-long series of inspirational or informational posts during NaNoWriMo. I was originally going to just list the “I hate writing, I love having written.” quote, but then I found Mental Floss’s page of Dorothy Parker quotes and I thought many of you could use a dose of snark at this point. Don’t quote ’em all in one place.