by Peggy BechkoSo, what holds you back? What keeps you from writing what you want to write, from getting it out there and being published? Recognizing what might be holding us back as writers could well be key in helping us to move forward.
You want to create worlds, right? Whole new places in space, time, and experience for readers to go. And readers, that’s the experience you’re in it for, right? Those new places, those new adventures.
Worthy goals to be sure.
And there are zillions of winners.
Well, not really. It just seems that way. But know what? We actually agree with many more of the choices than we ever thought we would. Especially BORGEN.
Cases in point:
And now, an eternal verity. We recommend that you put this on a post-it note right in the corner of your monitor. You’ll see why:
If you’re a writer, there’s something simple you need to remember:
Good books are hard to write. Bad books are a breeze.
Okay, I admit it. I’m running this one cuz of the title. Truth to be told, I, young baron von muncher, am secretly a major fucking lover of fucking art. So this choosing this story is definitely a no-brainer:
by Jordan Bates“We have art in order not to die of the truth.” ? Friedrich Nietzsche
I love making things. I always have. I remember as a youngster spending hours drawing pictures of Spider-Man and Dragonball Z characters. As a kid I also played piano (a skill I hope to reclaim) and more recently, I dabble in acoustic guitar. In college I started and continue to write fiction and poetry. A year and a half ago I began creating this blog. As of a few months ago I also make weird rap songs about philosophers, 90s cartoons, and chupacabras.
Welcome back for Day 2 of munchman Weekend. Are we having fun yet? Nevermind. Of course we are. And it continues with:
And now for some overlooked news of great relevance to writers living in New York who want to work in TV but don’t want to make the necessary step of moving to L.A. Some idiot’s actually trying to make your wrong-headed, totally ignorant non-move possible:
by Nicole LevyWhen CBS bought the pilot she’d deliberately set in New York, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen had to negotiate with the network to staff the production in the city.