On Writing with Chronic Migraines
It’s one of those writing nights where I’m able to sneak away from family responsibilities to work on my novel, so I’m up in the attic trying to cram in a few words before I wear out. In the scene I’m working on, my fictionalized grandfather, the hero of the novel, gets drunk and has an epiphany. Or at least he thinks it’s an epiphany until he gets sober again. But for tonight he’s staying drunk because I have a headache, and this scene is as finished as it’s going to get…
Intentional Disappearing: Ghosting Your Creative Projects (video)
So I disappeared for a little while... I haven’t posted a YouTube video in more than three months. My blog hasn't seen much action. I haven't been writing much over the past few months. 😭 Even though I didn't do a good job of communicating this disappearance to you, it was an intentional disappearance. And it's something I do when personal issues, health issues, family issues, or coup attempts come up in my life. 😱 Check out my new video to get a better feeling for what the hell I'm talking about. (What? Did you think I would spill the tea right here in this post? How else is my video going to get 12 views instead of 0 views?! And also, SOMEONE is going to have to appreciate how crooked my glasses are in this video! And ALSO, did you notice that I'm keeping up with the kids these days by saying "spill the tea"???)
I’m a failure!… And I love it! (video)
It’s easy to analyze my creative ventures and come to the conclusion that they are failures. 😩 And it used to be easy for me to conclude that I was failure as well. 😭 But I’m not a failure… I was just looking at the wrong numbers. 📉📈 I love what I’m up to… ❤️️ And here’s a video where I talk it all through… 😜
7: Never Good Enough
In this episode, I bully my wife onto the show. Listen to her talk about my various failings as a husband. Everything from my failures as a lawn mower-er to my inability to plan trips with the family to our combined attraction for Angel, the brooding vampire with a soul from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. What's not to like?