The Weekly Man's First Fake Interview
Mr. World News: So, Biff, how did the first week of your free daily serialized coffee break novel go?
Biff: It went well, Mr. News. I only lost half my usual readers.
Mr. World News: Half? That’s horrible.
Biff: Tell me about it. Now I have just one reader.
Mr. World News: And what are your plans now?
Biff: I’m going to get that reader back. I may have to send money…or maybe I could just learn how to write. That can’t be too hard.
Mr. World News: No, uh, that should be…(looks at schedule)…you are Biff Mitchell, right?
Biff: Did you want the evil one or the nice one?
Mr. World News: (looking confused) I was hoping for the…uh…nice one, I guess.
Biff: Great. That would be me. Are you one of my readers? Are you the one who stopped reading?
Mr. World News: (looking uncomfortable, about ready to run) Um…back to the first week. What was that first week like, Biff?
Biff: (gets faraway look in eyes) Let me see. It was…hell. Pure hell. It rained every day. I posted a bad link and one of my readers (the one that stayed) sent me a death threat with a graphic description of what will happen to me if I screw up again. MS Word caused massive format changes of an evil manner in WordPress. My iMac died just when I needed it the most and needs a few hundred dollars worth of repairs, but I have a MacBook, so the posts went on. Other than pure bloody hell…things went well.
Mr. World News: (eyes glazed) It…it sounds like…an interesting first week.
Biff: And there are only 9 more weeks to go. I think I’ll jump off a bridge tonight.
Mr. World News: (looking around to ensure there are no bridges close by) Is it true that you have two versions of the novel?
Biff: Yep. It looks fine on my blog if you’re on a desktop or laptop (https://theweeklyman.com/). But it looks like crap on a phone. I know this for certain. I saw it on my iPhone and immediately sent myself a death threat. So I put together a cell phone friendly site (https://biffmitchell.com/welcome-to-t...).
Mr. World News: It certainly sounds like a lot of work, Biff. How do you manage it?
Biff: Awakeness
Mr. World News: Awakeness?
Biff: Yes, I wake up each day and do things.
Mr. World News: Um…uh…yes. That’s very interesting, Biff. Good wholesome advice. (hands Biff the microphone and runs over a hill and into the setting sun)
Biff: (looking at mike in hand) I wonder…was he that other reader?
(NOTE: You can start reading The Weekly Man at any time. All the episodes published so far are at the welcome screen. https://biffmitchell.com/welcome-to-t...)
Biff: It went well, Mr. News. I only lost half my usual readers.
Mr. World News: Half? That’s horrible.
Biff: Tell me about it. Now I have just one reader.
Mr. World News: And what are your plans now?
Biff: I’m going to get that reader back. I may have to send money…or maybe I could just learn how to write. That can’t be too hard.
Mr. World News: No, uh, that should be…(looks at schedule)…you are Biff Mitchell, right?
Biff: Did you want the evil one or the nice one?
Mr. World News: (looking confused) I was hoping for the…uh…nice one, I guess.
Biff: Great. That would be me. Are you one of my readers? Are you the one who stopped reading?
Mr. World News: (looking uncomfortable, about ready to run) Um…back to the first week. What was that first week like, Biff?
Biff: (gets faraway look in eyes) Let me see. It was…hell. Pure hell. It rained every day. I posted a bad link and one of my readers (the one that stayed) sent me a death threat with a graphic description of what will happen to me if I screw up again. MS Word caused massive format changes of an evil manner in WordPress. My iMac died just when I needed it the most and needs a few hundred dollars worth of repairs, but I have a MacBook, so the posts went on. Other than pure bloody hell…things went well.
Mr. World News: (eyes glazed) It…it sounds like…an interesting first week.
Biff: And there are only 9 more weeks to go. I think I’ll jump off a bridge tonight.
Mr. World News: (looking around to ensure there are no bridges close by) Is it true that you have two versions of the novel?
Biff: Yep. It looks fine on my blog if you’re on a desktop or laptop (https://theweeklyman.com/). But it looks like crap on a phone. I know this for certain. I saw it on my iPhone and immediately sent myself a death threat. So I put together a cell phone friendly site (https://biffmitchell.com/welcome-to-t...).
Mr. World News: It certainly sounds like a lot of work, Biff. How do you manage it?
Biff: Awakeness
Mr. World News: Awakeness?
Biff: Yes, I wake up each day and do things.
Mr. World News: Um…uh…yes. That’s very interesting, Biff. Good wholesome advice. (hands Biff the microphone and runs over a hill and into the setting sun)
Biff: (looking at mike in hand) I wonder…was he that other reader?
(NOTE: You can start reading The Weekly Man at any time. All the episodes published so far are at the welcome screen. https://biffmitchell.com/welcome-to-t...)
Published on September 16, 2019 08:45
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Writing Hurts Like Hell
Writing Hurts Like Hell is a workshop taught by Biff Mitchell for a decade through the University of New Brunswick's College of Extended Learning. Held mostly off-campus in coffee shops, bars, studios
Writing Hurts Like Hell is a workshop taught by Biff Mitchell for a decade through the University of New Brunswick's College of Extended Learning. Held mostly off-campus in coffee shops, bars, studios, hot tubs, parks and mall food courts, the workshop focussed more on becoming a writer than learning how to right by teaching aspiring writers how to see, feel, hear, smell and taste the world the way a writer does.
The workshop also examined, mostly through discussion, topics such as how to present violence to match the story, write sex scenes that aren't pornography (unless, of course, the book is pornography), write humor and use foul language convincingly.
The workshop is currently available in print and ebook formats. Just Google Writing Hurts Like Hell by Biff Mitchell. ...more
The workshop also examined, mostly through discussion, topics such as how to present violence to match the story, write sex scenes that aren't pornography (unless, of course, the book is pornography), write humor and use foul language convincingly.
The workshop is currently available in print and ebook formats. Just Google Writing Hurts Like Hell by Biff Mitchell. ...more
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