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June 25, 2020
Why I Wrote It: Quest for Employment
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So let’s take a break from my attempts to blog regularly during the Dumb Apocalypse of the coronavirus, and get back to my Why I wrote It’s.
Let’s talk Quest for Employment, a book I’m actually kinda proud of and have done a second edition of.
The idea of this book came about from looking at job search advice. A lot of job search advice was 101-type stuff about resumes, etc. In fact, a l...
June 23, 2020
Pop Goes The Culture
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There’s something about current pop culture that doesn’t really “pop,” doesn’t seem to engage us unless it’s heavily marketed and promoted. I wonder what can help us find stimulating, challenging work these days.
In fact, what do we want from pop culture beyond entertainment and common ground.
Serdar wrote about what he wanted out of pop culture . He described how really interesting pop ...
June 18, 2020
Regular Writing And Regular Contact
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We’ve all heard the advice “write every day” and “write x words a day.” It’s easy for people to toss this advice off, and it’s equally easy for people to feel guilty they don’t do it, or for those that to do be self-righteous. Writing is a challenging thing, a personal thing, and guilt and self-aggrandizement help neither. I think the better idea is “stay in touch with your writing each day.”
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June 16, 2020
Consuming Creativity
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Tyrants and those that would control us fear creativity. They can be out-imagined, out-thought, and thrown down often by means they didn’t foresee. Tyrants fear creativity.
Though tyrants may try to ape it, or own it, or redirect it, tyrants also try to hold people in their iron grip. Those they cannot deceive or bring over to their cause, they gladly terrorize. Indeed, such people revel in...
June 11, 2020
Connection Exhaustion
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When we first started sheltering in place, I was pleased how fast my friends, family, and I used technology to keep in touch. This includes:
Zoom for meeting face-to-face and gaming.Discord for chats, videos, and gaming.Duo for video chats.Facebook for some meetups.Phone Text.Plus miscellaneous technologies.
For all the challenges of Shelter In Place, we were all doing pretty good. I w...
June 9, 2020
Steve’s Book Roundup for June
I write a lot and have quite a few books. So now and then I’m going to post a roundup of them for interested parties!
My sites:
www.StevenSavage.com – My personal website, with my blog and latest updates.www.InformoTron.com – My press site, with the links to my books and some extra goodies!www.SeventhSanctum.com – My random inspiration website, with generators for all sorts of stories, characters, and more!
Fiction
I’ve been returning to fiction with a techno-fantasy setting of seve...
June 4, 2020
The Importance Of Not Doing
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Do you have a schedule and plans? Daily plans? Weekly plans? Do you do them – them decide “well, I’ve got a bit more time” and go farther? Do you then realize . . . maybe you’re overdoing it?
Then do you try to not overdo it and still fail, going beyond your plans to do even more and burning out?
I had a realization about this recently as I was trying to keep up my daily schedule. I use ...
June 2, 2020
A Timeline Must Be Valuable
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As I work on the sequel to A Bridge to the Quiet Planet, keeping up my schedule is challenging. You’ve probably read enough of my blog analysis on this, and you’re probably gonna keep hearing about it. My latest insight is that we misuse timelines by having them for the wrong reasons.
What’s the value of a timeline?
This question can be shocking. We’re often taught to regard them as valu...
May 28, 2020
Why I Play Video Games
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My Friend Serdar and I were discussing video games and why people enjoyed them recently. It was interesting because I know plenty of gamers, and plenty of people not into them.
So what do they do for me? That was fun – and interesting – to analyze.
First, gaming is something that lets me express myself without some kind of commitment or burden. I’m an organizer, a manager, and a guy that...
May 26, 2020
Fun And Yourself
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We’re in a crisis as I write this. We’ve got a worldwide Pandemic, and not every country is managing it very well (or at all). It’s possible you’re escaping with fun, but you may also feel guilty, or unable to enjoy yourself, worrying you’re wasting time.
You’re not.
Yes, fun is relaxing, yes, fun distracts. But fun also is a great way to get back to who you are and find out who you are....
