Sean Rodman's Blog, page 14
March 29, 2013
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time...."
- E. B. White (via omgskr)
March 28, 2013
brianmichaelbendis:
cages by Dave Mckean
“I suppose cats have...
cages by Dave Mckean
“I suppose cats have sayings like, ‘A dead mouse… has no entertainment value.’ How’s that? Doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue, does it? Okay, how about, ‘Red sky at night, time for a nap. Red sky in the morning… time for a nap.’” -Dave McKean, 1998
(Art: Dave McKean, 1998)
Chat noir…
colchrishadfield:
This morning, over Africa, my breath was...
This morning, over Africa, my breath was taken away.
You know, I love Chris Hadfield, I do. But every time he posts something like this, or writes a folk song about our beautiful blue marble floating in space, I imagine a surly Cosmonaut trapped in the station with him, considering once again if it would be inappropriate to shove him out the airlock…
March 27, 2013
"It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read."
- Lemony Snicket (via runa-lovegood)
brianmichaelbendis:
Batman by Chris Sprouse
Batman vs....
Batman by Chris Sprouse
Batman vs. Sushi - who will win? Also, Aquaman was really the lamest superhero ever.
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March 17, 2013
This is a film I think I saw at 2 am after too many beers. Must...
This is a film I think I saw at 2 am after too many beers. Must see it again, and replicate the same conditions.
March 16, 2013
25 Things You Should Do Before Starting Your Next Novel
Advice for those looking to tackle NaNoWriMo or just starting a novel in general by Chuck Wendig:
Get your expectations firmly in check.
Find your own personal “give-a-fuck” factor.
Draw the map for the journey ahead.
Become wild west scrivening inkslinger, “Quick-Note McGoat.”
Know thy characters.
Build an (incomplete) world.
Test drive those imaginary motherfuckers.
Dig up all the glittery conflict diamonds.
Identify the major rules.
Find your way into the tale.
Also: Identify the Great Egress.
Learn all the appropriate things.
Suss out the fiddly bits.
The 13-Second Closing-Window-Of-Opportunity Pitch
Hell, write the whole goddamn query.
Know your word processor intimately.
Establish a daily schedule.
Build a timetable.
Ensure that life accommodates the book.
Have a publication path in mind.
Clean your shitty desk, you filthmonger.
The Backup Plan
Set it and forget it.
Commit, motherfucker.
Stop doing all this other stuff and write already.Read in detail about this list at Chuck Wendig’s blog: terribleminds.
I really needed this! Since I started planning my new novel… TODAY! What a good omen.
The best writing advice: commit, mofo. Followed by, clean your desk, you filth longer.
