Failing again. Failing better.
Mark Lawrence posted a link to a Guardian article on his Facebook thread earlier today that announces a bit of sad news for writers. Here’s the important bit: According to a survey of almost 2,500 working writers – the first comprehensive study of author earnings in the UK since 2005 – the median income of…
Damien Walter, a writer (both fiction and for The Guardian), writing teacher, and Clarion graduate (you can find him here on Twitter), recently linked to an interesting article on his blog. The article discusses the results of fMRI scans of writers’ brains when writing. Apparently, novice visualize a scene, whereas more advanced writers narrated a…
All right, Americans. It’s July 4. You know what that means, right? It’s time to do what? (Yes, I know they’re Brits, but whatever. I still like the gif.) But remember there is good partying: And there is bad partying: But perhaps most important of all, if you are going to play with fireworks, be…
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. If you live in America, that means today is the day you get your grill ready, go buy meat, beer, and fireworks. For me, I’ve got my food ready (I’ll be making carnitas tomorrow and drinking Chuck Wendig’s take on Palomas), and I’ll be walking over to the Marine…
Well, the U.S. Mens National Team lost yesterday. The World Cup is over for America. It was an very exciting game, going into extended time, and the Yanks almost had chances to equalize and force penalty kicks, but alas. On the bright side, however, American goalie Tim Howard looked incredible. He had 16 saves, the…