Category Archives: Other Sites

Theresa Williams on Writing

Check out this interview of Theresa Williams on Writing.

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Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring

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Museum of the Weird by Amelia Gray

I finished reading “Museum of the Weird” by Amelia Gray. Check out an interview with Amelia here.

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John Green’s Commencement Speech at Butler

Check out the video of John Green’s commencement speech and the text here. And for another great speech, click here.  

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Piano Guys

I’m loving the new Piano Guys album. It is great background music for my writing sessions.

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Imaginaerum

The movie Imaginaerum came in from Finland. I’ve watched it three times, in English and Finnish. If you’re a Nightwish fan, it is a must see. The movie was visually appealing and the story’s structure fascinated me. It wove together the story of a severe dementia patient and his daughter.

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Another Journal Finished

I finished my tenth journal. This marks the end of a period where I relied on lined notebooks. I’ve started using a Flexi-Sketch sketchbook for my next journal. Charlotte’s story was drafted in a Flexi-Sketch, as will my next novel.

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Common Spelling and Grammar Mistakes

I’m glad that I’ve worked as a copyeditor. Since then I reread everything I write.

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Ideal Writing Day

It was fantastic to wake up at a normal hour, make myself breakfast, and go to Seed for a day of writing. I wrote in my journal and worked on short stories, editing one and starting drafts for two others. And for lunch? I had Tony Packo’s for the first time. And of course on …

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The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil by George Saunders

I finished reading “The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil” by George Saunders.

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