Posted in General, Writing Life, tagged process, writing workshops on July 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
As often happens this time in July, I’m in Yellow Springs, Ohio, attending the Antioch Writers’ Workshop.
I’m about to reveal to you one of the worst-kept secrets: if you volunteer to work at a writers’ workshop you can often get in at a reduced price or for free. For me, working as a workfellow at Antioch is like getting to go on a writing retreat with some accomplished writers + getting a physical workout — all for just the cost of my hotel room!
Posted in General, Writing Life, tagged exercises, Facebook, process, prompts, rituals, video games, writing on March 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I’ve caught myself doing something stupid and I’m stopping it now. Besides being a writer, I’m also a gamer. Well, I try to be. My video-game playing started out when my sons were young and I made the rule that they couldn’t play a game until I had played it first so’s to pass judgment on it. In the process, I found many games I loved and have spent many wonderful hours with my sons, playing their games and talking about their lives. That will stop only when they pry the xbox controller from my red, dead hands. What I do need to curtail is playing before I work.
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