- ARCHIVE / writing
- “Forgetful Heart” First Live Performance
Wow. This performance is positively heart-wrenching. I find it very interesting that bobdylan.com posted this unofficial audience recording.
- Withering Fig is Back?
After an extremely long lay off, I have begun to post again on Withering Fig. This was my first blog endeavor. In some ways it still captures my attention.
Because Scripture study is a part of my daily life, I’m hoping to use this as the jumping point for the “new” Fig. Previously, I had used [...]
- OmniOutliner — My Usage
Most who know me and know Macs, know that I love software put out by the OmniGroup. Their applications are smart, sophisticated, totally Mac-ified, user-friendly, and a host of other descriptive but over-used adjectives as well. Specifically, OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle are pretty much daily applications for me. In fact, OmniOutliner almost never closes. This article [...]
- ThursNight: January Update
Back in October, I wrote a series of posts about my experience at the Austin Film Festival. The Festival was fantastic because it really kick-started the creative process for me. I spent several weeks in a good mode.
However, all good things come to an end. The holidays began, and I was derailed.
The creative process here [...]
- AFF2008: Films in Review
I thought I’d go ahead and post a list of each film that I saw this year at the Austin Film Festival. I’ve divided this into two very broad categories: “Shorts” and “Features.” Here goes:
FEATURES
I only saw a few features, largely because I just wanted to see shorts! Here are the three that I saw.W. [...]
- AFF2008 Conference Notes
As mentioned previously, I was lucky enough to get a Producer’s Badge for this year’s Austin Film Festival. The first several days of the festival include not only a ton of screenings, but also a conference with panels and roundtables and whatnots. I took notes at most of the panels I attended and put those [...]
- At the Austin Film Festival (@AFF2008BBQ)
A Ramsey Brothers film has been selected for inclusion in the Austin Film Festival. The festival starts today (Oct. 16, 2008), and I’m lucky enough to have a Producer’s Badge through my efforts on “The Interrogator.”
The Festival conference (panel discussions and whatnot) look quite interesting. Most sessions are really geared toward writers, which means they [...]
- Classic X-Files: I Want To Believe
This officially wraps up my loooong series of X-Files related posts. I realize that the X-Files is out of the purview of this blog. However, as my favorite television show, and a show that has always made me think, I felt it appropriate to go ahead and do all of these posts. So, I’m glad [...]
- Need Snowball? Have Writing Party.
For me, writing is like a snowball. Unfortunately, I live in Texas where snowballs are rare; therefore, I have to make my own. Making your own snowball can be a blast, and recently, a friend of mine showed me a great way:
WRITING PARTY
The friend is John Ramsey. You may have seen him in some of [...]
- Classic X-Files: Season 3
The third season is probably not as good as the second, especially in terms of writing. However, The X-Files budget continued to grow; therefore, the third season gives many great episodes and with very high production quality. Here are my favorites:
3×01: The Blessing Way (II)
With Mulder’s life hanging in the balance, Scully is at a [...] - Classic X-Files: Season 2
The second season of the X-Files really starts to pick up. Character development is excellent, and the story lines are strong. Season 2 is so strong, in fact, that I’m putting more than half of the episodes in the “must see”.
2×01: Little Green Men
Season 2 opens on a good foot. With Mulder and Scully separated, [...] - Tools: Scrivener
scrivener noun historical a clerk, scribe, or notary. ORIGIN Middle English : shortening of Old French escrivein, from Latin scriba (see scribe).
Thank you, New Oxford American Dictionary that came bundled with my Mac. Scrivener isn’t just some noun historical, it’s also a smashing piece of writing software from the folks at Literature and Latte (for [...]
- Blogging My Trip — What To Do?
Soon I will be posting, in some fashion, about my recent trip to Big Bend National Park. It was a fun little adventure, and I’m trying to determine exactly how it should be blogged.
On the one hand, I took my trusty moleskine with me, and I’m tempted to just transcribe that, with necessary editions (and [...]
- Romancing the Notebook
Man, I’ve gone through a drought. Perhaps not a drought of epic proportions, but I do feel like Israel waiting for Moses to tap on that rock. More than anything, I’d like to break out of this drought and get back into the glorious habit of writing daily. I’ve produced practically nothing for a couple [...]
- February Progress
This month saw my efforts on this blog gradually slow. Not surprising, I suppose. This is in keeping with my M.O. when it comes to these sorts of things. February, however, was not at all uneventful. Finished up a story, started work on editing another, and ultimately came to a decision that I had at [...]
- Progress Update for 2/21
I have not produced one of these progress updates in quite some time. This has little to do with productivity, however, and more to do with a shift in focus. While it’s easy to write brief entries about new material being produced, it is more difficult to write about the process of rewriting which has [...]
- Getting to the Tag
If you haven’t read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon, you should. There are some minor spoilers in here — but you shouldn’t fret over them because I know you will go read the book prior to reading this post.
Occasionally, you read something that is so well-written, so tightly wrapped, that [...]
- REVIEW: The Final Solution by Michael Chabon
This is my review from Goodreads.
The back of this book contains a “PS” section with info about the author and a short interview. In this interview, Chabon defends genre fiction (there is also a list of his favorite genre fiction writers; Raymond Chandler tops that list). I am inclined to agree with Chabon that there [...]
- Goin’ to the Morgue
As a writer, it’s important to be out among people. I know that James Joyce said something about how a writer needs space and solitude. Trust me, I’m not the first to try and shoot holes in the inimitable Joyce1. I won’t be the last either.
Allow me to qualify the above statement. You need to [...]
- Progress Update for 1/31
Yesterday I posted about what I call writer’s block — which, admittedly, might be a little different from what you have experienced. My solution was pretty simple: Move On. So, today I did that.
I got my thousand words in nice and easy by moving to something new. My new project is a short story about [...]