Regardless of my own accomplishments and experience, I don’t quite have the resume that shouts out to the literary and glitz & glamour world, “Hire me!” As a matter of fact, it’s rather ordinary, at least in my book. So when a job stares me in the face and I don’t have all of the [...]
I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
Been trolling for writing gigs as usual. Wasting my time on that cul-de-sac of a website known as Craigslist. I cannot count the number of times I’ve submitted inquires, emailed resumes, sent samples of my work, and not receive a blip from the other party. Not that I’m overconfident in myself or my work… Well, [...]
After all this, what next?
As a writer and artist, I’m used to rejection. Believe me, I am. And it doesn’t always involve my work. However, when my work is rejected and there’s no adequate reason given, I’m left to ponder. Even when there is, I’m left with the same nagging questions.
I’ve reached a point in my writing life where [...]
Why bother?
Sometimes the mere act of writing this blog is the only creative outlet I have. Seriously. Most of my current energy is spent looking for that elusive day job. I hate to use the term ‘blogging,’ because it subconsciously sounds like ‘phlegming,’ and that’s not an attractive word at all. Right now, I’m about to [...]
In Dreams.
I don’t know if this is an unusual thing for a person, let alone a writer, but I can’t remember my dreams. Not in a long time. Does it mean I have an irregular sleep pattern? Premature Alzheimer’s? Been brainwashed? I used to have colorful, lucid dreams. Dreams that were over-the-top, Busby Berkeley extravaganzas. Not [...]
The shoe…
As I continue to wait for the proverbial shoe to drop in my quest to stay afloat, at least in the job market, I think of solutions. No matter how bad things have gotten or continue to get, I am not one to completely throw in the towel. I may give up internally or even [...]
Waiting for the other shoe to drop…
As I ponder the fate of my still unfinished non-fiction novel (heck, it’s practically stillborn), I can’t help but feel rather helpless at my present lot in life. There is much that will come of this that will make great writing, but right now, in the eye of the storm, I’ve yet to truly glean the [...]
To those who feel they have no audience…
You do. You have a story to tell. Whether it is a factual or a fictional one, you have a story to tell. Either way, it’s the truth–your truth, and it must be read by someone other than yourself. How many times have you written something, only to discard it or worse, to place it [...]
But I really want to direct…
As I’ve constantly reminded myself and those I’ve mentored, when you write– full time or part of the time– keep your day job. I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve had my work rejected, been fooled into believing some producer was going to shepherd a script to production, come this close to [...]
Avast ye Maties… indeed.
So of course, today is/was “Talk Like A Pirate Day,” and as usual, I couldn’t help but ignore the urge to utter some grotesquely stereotypical line from an old swashbuckler film or Disney attraction. It proved to be difficult, but once I forgot the ‘holiday,’ I was back to my old ways.
Needless to say, I [...]
