Spring is definitely here. If the tropical breezes didn’t give it away, the yellow swarms of pine pollen should have. Beyond warm weather and insects, March’s winds have blown a few changes my way. Having guest blogged about my Word writing environment at Motivation for Creation, I was reminded by a commentator of a program… Read more »
Author: Eric
I'm a writer, video editor, foodie, and geek.
Attack of the Guest Post
My friend Lara at Motivation for Creation let me guest post on her blog yesterday. Coming up with blog topics can be difficult enough when you’re writing for yourself. Roaming around a friend’s blog is a bit like trying to rebuild an engine in someone else’s garage. I wrote about customizing Microsoft Word’s environment for… Read more »
Let the Readers Decide
This is a response to a blog post I read where author Rob “R.S.” Guthrie makes the case for Amazon charging authors to publish digitally. My initial reactions came in a rush, and I’m not giving them the usual amount of consideration I would before posting, so this may sound a little ranty. But let… Read more »
Six Sentences: The Opposite of Everything
I’m having a go at Six Sentence Sunday today with an excerpt from what will be the last short story in my first collection, or maybe a longer work that stands on its own. The story hasn’t decided yet. Working title: The Opposite of Everything. Premise: a high school senior is forced to learn a… Read more »
Stop the Madness
When I relaunched this site with a focus on writing, I decided to shy away from political posts here. It’s not that I don’t care or have an interest in the subject. But there are endless locations on the Internet where those discussions are held. Problems are rarely solved at any of them, but if… Read more »
The Writer As Sponge
The biggest difference between writers and normal people may not be the writer’s ability to string interesting thoughts into coherent sentences. The mechanics of creative writing can be taught. The key difference may be the process that occurs before the first word is written. The moment of creation, random and chaotic as human conception, is… Read more »
2011, Stick A Fork In It
The beginning of the year can’t come and go without some review of the preceding 12 months, and recognition of the challenges ahead. There doesn’t need to be the kind of fanfare that accompanies the apple drop in New York. But as we wind down from the holiday crush it’s a perfect time to reassess… Read more »
Thanks for Sharing
This November, two writers I follow bestowed awards upon my site. While I’ve been overran with work and writing and learning, I want to acknowledge them and encourage my readers who are interested in the inner workings of writers to visit their sites. It’s really nice to leave your own mind and wander around in… Read more »
Friday Flash: Before She Goes
Hello slightly neglected blog. Work finally caught up to me—paying work and my writing load. For many videographers the year ends with a flurry of event shooting: Nutcrackers, Christmas choruses, parades and more. My shooting life is no different. But that’s done and done. I now get a small reprieve before the onslaught continues. Meanwhile,… Read more »
A Wrimo Remembers: Episode 3
Welcome back to my behind the scenes look at what happened the year I tried to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. I’ve been reposting blurbs from my blog and the work in progress that emerged. If you need to catch up, here is part 1 and part 2. This time we meet… Read more »