Failing again. Failing better.
In 1999, J.K. Rowling sketched out her idea of what the main characters looked like. It’s always interesting to compare books and movies, but it’s rare to get a visual from the author instead of just descriptive passages. (via Reddit)
Yesterday, The Atlantic posted an article by Maura Kelly in which she advocated for everyone to read for at least 30 minutes a day. It’s a beautiful call to action. It’s just a shame she tried to steer readers clear of sci fi, fantasy, and other non-literary genres, even going so far as to use…
Recently, I posted about Rachel Aaron’s method for increasing her daily word count from 2,000 to 10,000. I also posted about how practice trumps talent. This had me thinking of Jonathan Coulton’s (@jonathancoulton) Thing a Week Project. For those of you unfamiliar with Coulton, he was a programmer who was really a musician. Coulton decided…
Check it out. It’s the new Doctor Who trailer. Stetsons and six-shooters galore. I can’t wait, even if, sadly, it also means we have to say goodbye to Amy and Rory.
Today is one of those wonderful days. Things have lined up nicely. Because I work from home, because it’s a light day, and because my wife doesn’t want to see it, I’m going to pull a Don Draper and go see a movie at mid-day by myself. That’s right. Hunger Games. Hopefully I can avoid…