After a while of planning I finally had time to sit down with the one and only Adam Wing to record what will become the first episode of our podcast (tentatively) called Write Good. I’m breaking that rule of never announce any details until they are a little more cemented, but I had such a … More Coming Soon: Write Good.
A little while ago I wrote a post about using your interests to make sure you enjoy what it is you are doing. The idea being that even if it isn’t the “best” way, you’ll get better results if you are having fun. I wanted to follow that up with another real world strategy: turning … More Do It How You Like (coda)
I feel like I have two main sets of hobbies. There is reading and writing. Everyone can see how those link up. You read. You read enough, and maybe you want to tell stories yourself. Makes sense in a way. Those skills seem linked. And the. There are the other two. Writing (again) and strumming. … More Strumming and Writing
Part two of our discussion on “Write what you know.” You can find the first part here, where I write about the importance of research as well as grounded things in genuine experience. This is the one where I am a little worried, because I feel it is likely to bring out stronger feelings. Few … More Write What You Learn (2)
Never in my life have I had to stare down a dragon. It just has never happened. And most likely never will, unless those scientists get super silly. The good news is that even though I can write about dragons, no one really expects me to have experienced them. But it seems that there are … More Write What You Learn (1)
I’m sitting on the train listening to blues. Gary Clark, Jr. if you are curious. Today has been a day. Long and tiring. It a bad day, although there were moments in it that certainly weren’t good. My four year old is having a difficult time that time moves in even when he doesn’t want … More End of the Day
I’ve been learning Japanese for almost twenty years. Wow. When I write it line that I feel bad for not being truly fluent. I’m conversational and can hold my own, but even without appearances there is little chance I’ll be mistaken as a native speaker. Which is a shame, but there it is. I never … More Do It How You Like
Everyone knows that February, while short, can be one of the more difficult months. So, let’s try and change our perspective with some new energy. Knight of Swords Knights do tend to be about action and with sword in hand, this one is no different. The knight of swords indicates an extreme. For good or … More Tuesday Tarot: Knight of Swords
Okay, so, we were at lunch. That’s me and Rika, my wife. We went to a curry place near us, one of those places that seems like every time you go I. There is a new crew working there so that each time the flavors are different. Today it was tasty, but what will it … More Opening Up
Here we are at the 31st of the month. With this post i finish of a clean sweep of daily posts for this month. Hopefully readers have enjoyed it as much as I have. There is something about sticking to a schedule that does give me some energy. It doesn’t work for everyone. For some … More January and Further
