TRIGGER WARNING. I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT DEPRESSION. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT DEPRESSION, YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T READ THIS ONE. I've hit this odd intersection in my writing. See, I've heard a lot about anti-depressants/anti-anxiety meds and whatnot, and that creative sorts (writers, musicians, etc) have had a lot of trouble with them. … Continue reading Writing and Depression
Month: April 2014
I'm deviating from my norm, and touching into a world that I think is very much overlooked when it comes to story and whatnot: the video game industry. It's easy to look at the wide spectrum and say "oh, well I know why we don't look at it--I mean, look at them. It's all Mario … Continue reading Not Quite a Book Review: Heavy Rain
I'm not entirely certain what I expected to find in Elizabeth Gilbert's novel, The Signature of All Things. It sounds like it should be something philosophical, looking at the world from every perspective and showing how everything is connected. It looks like it should be a treatise of sorts, something deeply profound and worldly. … Continue reading Book Review – The Signature of All Things
This is another of my somewhat lazy blog posts, but I think it's a good reflection to put up here, especially given my silence in the blogging world this week. Again, this has been copy and pasted from my weekly inspirational newsletter. Contact me directly if you are interested in receiving the emails. I’ve struggled … Continue reading How to Write When You Can’t, or: Defeating the Kobayashi Maru
After meeting author Stewart O'Nan, I was eager to delve into one of his books. I am a child raised by Pittsburgh-bred parents, having lived most of my childhood within a stone's throw of Chautauqua Institution, and currently live and work near Ithaca, New York. All of these places I share with O'Nan – a … Continue reading Book Review – Emily, Alone
Again, I'm cheating a little, but I liked this topic. I send out a newsletter every Wednesday (which anyone is welcome to receive, if they don't already!) which tries to lend some mid-week inspiration to my fellow writers. After struggling with the topic myself for sometime, I've tackled the concept of taking advice. What follows … Continue reading Don’t Tell Me What to Think
I've been trying to get a book review up each week, and this week I don't have one. My reading picked up when I lost my job, and has ebbed now that I have other things chewing up my time. But I've been thinking about the books I choose to review, and what I say … Continue reading About My Reviews
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