Archive For The “writing” Category

Music Marks My Days

By | January 24, 2012

Every morning I sit up, pull my laptop over onto the bed, adjust my eyes to the bright white of a blank page, and then pull on my headphones. When I text my little sister later in the day she asks what my music of the day is and tells me hers. (in case you’re [...]

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Writing Like It’s 1999

By | January 3, 2012

I have this great big secret that I steer conversations around to avoid explaining to people. Wanna know what it is? Of course, you do! Ok, here it is: I write on paper. With a pen. Man, does it feel great to get that off my chest! You might think that’s a silly thing to [...]

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any less magical and quiet hour

By | June 19, 2009

Lately I’ve been finding it difficult to distribute my time-it never, ever, feels like there is enough of it. Between the time I spend stuck in bed, sick, and the time I spend working on other things, it’s hard to make sure I give enough time for writing creatively some days, and I hate that. [...]

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Writing Shit

By | March 4, 2009

It’s hard when you’ve written thirty pages and you can’t find the courage to read it because you suddenly realize you’ve just written THIRTY PAGES of completely boring shit. Or maybe that’s just me. Stephen King seems to know what I’m talking about, though…but I bet his shit looks different from mine. “Sometimes you have [...]

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