First, I'd like to apologize for setting aside my online presence for a while. I've been soul-searching about my life, its direction and it's taken its toll on my blogs (both here and at Circadian Design. There are going to be a number of changes to this site, likely culminating in merging the two together. … Continue reading Reuniting my passions
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What NaNoWriMo is teaching me about balance
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) started just over 4 days ago. While I feel like I'm not doing too badly with my word count, I know from last year's attempt that it takes very little to lose the contest by not having enough words at the end of the month. Last year I was a newlywed, … Continue reading What NaNoWriMo is teaching me about balance
3 Day Novel Contest
I learned about the 3 Day Novel Contest completely by accident. The concept intrigued me: write approximately 30,000 words in three days, creating a manuscript between 90-150 pages, and have a witness sign a statement indicating that I wrote it over Canada’s Labour Day weekend.
Book & Move Review: On Writing / Stand By Me – Stephen King
"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that." Stephen King, On Writing I finished reading Stephen King's book On Writing a while ago and have been letting it percolate in my mind while I studied for my last NCARB ARE exam. (That's … Continue reading Book & Move Review: On Writing / Stand By Me – Stephen King
Judge Me… A Poem
Judge Me...Judge me if you will, tell me what you think is best.Present your arguments loud and clearblack and whitewrong and right the choice is obvious in such harsh light.Judge me if you want, I see your point of view.Its not as if I haven't heard your arguments before.I sat on the fence looking at … Continue reading Judge Me… A Poem
13 things I learned in 2007
Below is the only way I've been able to grasp all of the things that happened last year, that have affected me. Its cryptic, but it had to be. Enjoy. What I learned in 2007. I learned that I can spend two years on a project everyone excitedly pushed through to the end, only to find … Continue reading 13 things I learned in 2007
I Saw, I Heard
Since finishing my thesis, I've been doing a lot of purging, reorganization, etc., and I came across the pile of poetry I'd set aside. I'd journaled for a long time, but I've found my poetry to be a little more personal than even my journal entries, which seems odd to me. I wrote mostly to … Continue reading I Saw, I Heard
Shameless Self-Promotion
Since I've got this blog promoting books, and other reading materials, I thought I would provide a link to my thesis, which was completed and accepted January 31st this year. I've spent 2 years working on it. And below is the abstract to help you know if you want to continue reading the 55,000 word … Continue reading Shameless Self-Promotion
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