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October 31, 2014
Halloween Short for 2014-A Forest of Choice
Every year I've had this blog, I have tried to include a Short piece for Halloween. Previously, it was a running joke that I submitted for a local newspaper's Halloween writing contest, one that I tried my best to write something elaborate and nuanced enough to avoid winning. This year, they cancelled the contest, so I took it upon myself to write the piece for my own (and hopefully, your)
September 18, 2014
Matrix as Maelstrom: Introduction
(DISCLAIMER- this is the first of many chapters of a philosophical treatise I have been working on. It is titled, "Matrix as Maelstrom: How becoming ghosts in the machine will save us all." It is meant to explore the ideas behind Mind Uploading, both philosophical and logistical, from every angle I can think of. I really have no idea how it is going to turn out, but it should be an enlightening
September 14, 2014
Gender bias, domestic violence, and writing women of equality.
Reporter: So, why do you write these strong female characters?
Joss Whedon: Because you’re still asking me that question.
I normally don't chase current events in this blog, there are plenty of other writers that do it better than I ever could, and that is not the purpose of this site. I had been toying around with the idea of writing a post about writing genders other than your own, in a
Joss Whedon: Because you’re still asking me that question.
I normally don't chase current events in this blog, there are plenty of other writers that do it better than I ever could, and that is not the purpose of this site. I had been toying around with the idea of writing a post about writing genders other than your own, in a
July 13, 2014
The last post I wanted to write today.
Before I start, let me start off by saying there is going to be quite a bit of vulgarity in this post, but I promise that all of it will be 100% justified. I'm writing this for me, to help me vent my feelings in the only way that seems to really work anymore, as well as for anyone that loved my sister in law Kim, so if you're offended by the awkward, angry emotions of others, feel free to skip
July 6, 2014
Book Cover Workshop Tutorial 02: Creating Paperback Spine Art for Createspace
Well, here we go again. I'm having alot of fun creating these videos, and I hope they will at some point prove useful for some of you out there. At this point, I'm just throwing them up, waiting to build a larger collection of them before I start trying to promote them or bring more attention to them. Right now I'm showing them to friends on here and social media, but I will make a more
June 30, 2014
Introducing the Book Cover Workshop!
After a few false starts, I've managed to finally get my YouTube tutorial channel off the ground. It's a chance for me to share the knowledge I've acquired working in computer graphics with the rest of the independent publishing community.
For my first tutorial, I've chosen an intermediate difficulty technique to give you an idea of the kinds of videos that this channel will be
For my first tutorial, I've chosen an intermediate difficulty technique to give you an idea of the kinds of videos that this channel will be
June 14, 2014
The importance of Fathers
Alright, this is going to be an unpopular view, but if I can ask everyone to read to the end of my comments before passing judgment, I think it will go a long way towards eliminating any offense that single mothers out there might feel, which is not my intent. There will be generalizations made, because what I have to say is a generalization, and constantly disclaiming every point I make is a
May 21, 2014
Commencement
Normally, around this time of year, millions of High School and College students are either about to go through a rite of passage, or already have/ I'm talking about graduation. I've listened to a few great commencement speeches, and it's always something I feel I'd enjoy doing. Well, I'd like to WRITE one, anyways. I have not the ego to stand in front of that many strangers and pretend that I
May 7, 2014
Are you writing for the wrong reason?
I want to speak to everyone a bit about writing, and why I think a lot of us are doing it for the wrong reasons. No, I'm not accusing you of this, I'm merely floating a concept, though anyone immediately offended by the suggestion should probably skip the rest of this post, because it's only going downhill from here.
Have you written a great book that no one has read, even though it's been
Have you written a great book that no one has read, even though it's been
March 31, 2014
How I choose to remember.
I'm not really sure how to begin. As I sit down to write this, my Aunt Dee Dee has been gone for about three hours, and I've finally wrapped my head around what she meant to me. I've decided that I'm not going to remember the years she spent in a hospital bed following her stroke. I'm going to edit all that right out of my mind, because I can. It's my mind, and those are my memories to let
