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But I’m Not a Writer! 5 tips to get started.
Hypothetical: You’ve been given a writing assignment for school, or a newspaper, local zine, magazine, website, etc. You’re not very comfortable with the writing process, as you don’t tend to write anything that you assume people will actually read. Most of your writing experience is 140 characters or less in length. The task of this assignment is intimidating. How do you get it done?
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Coming Soon!
Ashra: The Blog Novel/Podcast will be coming sometime next year.
The 99 Points show will be coming back sometime this year.
I'm planning a couple series of essays about the writing process, what works for me, and what gets me through it.
Keep your eyes open for daily updates. More review content is coming as well.
Coming Soon To A Podcatcher Near You
The new 99 Points podcast (version 3.0) will (hopefully) be starting this Spring, though I make no promises yet.
FEATURED CONTENT
As you well know, I'm kind of a fan of the whole "evolution" thing. I have been for some time. My simple appreciation of the process of evolution came at the moment I realized that everything I'd been taught by pastors, preachers, and apologists about what the theory of evolution means was at best misunderstood, though more likely a combination of ignorance and denial. Then again, I can say that about a lot of the things pastors, preachers and apologists have told me throughout the years. So when I used my monthly Audible credit on Richard Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
The Family Grows
My wife has an affinity for exotic pets. The entire time we've been married, we've had fancy rats. There has been talk, from time to time, of acquiring a Guinea Pig. I've never been a fan of the idea, as I'm 100% positive it would be me who ends up with the unfortunate chore of cleaning the cage.
Picture little Billy Watson, a street urchin with dirt on his face and an endearing smile. He's only 11 years old but he's already amassed the oratory skills of a carnival barker. Every day, Billy Watson picks up a bundle of newspapers, straight off the press. Every day, he stands at a corner in the random metropolitan city of your choice. Every day, he sells out of his humble stack. Of course, that was ages ago, when little Billy Watson, and in some ways, the modern newspaper business, were still young. Billy's dead now, and probably fondly remembered by those he left behind. Guess who has his old job? The answer: a roughly 2 sq. ft. metal box on a sidewalk.
BLOG
Epic Fail? I think not!So yes, I did fail to meet my New Year’s resolution of updating daily. And yes, it did happen in the first week of said resolution. But No, this is not an epic fail on my part. Let me explain:
What’s in the vox?It’s been almost ten years since I last took the stage with a band. It’s probably been at least 3 years since I did karaoke in any form. This was an unfamiliar venue for me, and there were some extremely talented vocalists there. The cumulative effect of all this was that Dorothy was far from her Kansas comfort zone. It took a couple of beers for me to even consider singing.
Hello 2010!2009 is over, thankfully. It was a crap year. Rather than focus on the dirty laundry of last year, however, I’m going to focus on all of the greatness of this year. So without further ado, I give you: The 10 things I look forward to most in 2010.
FICTION
FREE ZOMBIE STORY!!!Ladies and gentlemen, and my friend Tony, I’ve written a story about the zombie apocalypse. Since the story was inspired by a photo my wife, Katie Kapow took, I’ve given her permission to reprint and distribute it through her site. I love this short story. In fact, I think it’s the best piece of genre [...]
The Happy Hour HouseAt any given midnight, the rooms, halls and minds that filled the house were anchored firmly in pleasure. In small intervals of only minutes, a door would open and giggling, often stumbling, would spill out and fill the hallway from the decayed and dusty hardwood floors to the cracked plaster by the door moldings. Then another door would slam, and the hall would fall silent again until the next inebriated disturbance.
POETRY
Shirks & SkinsClick title to read poem.
The SpiderClick title to read poem.
Broken Rocks & Great Big BreathsClick title to read poem.
REVIEWS
Movie Review: Paranormal ActivityAs hype campaigns go, “Paranormal Activity
As you well know, I’m kind of a fan of the whole “evolution” thing. I have been for some time. My simple appreciation of the process of evolution came at the moment I realized that everything I’d been taught by pastors, preachers, and apologists about what the theory of evolution means was at best misunderstood, though more likely a combination of ignorance and denial. Then again, I can say that about a lot of the things pastors, preachers and apologists have told me throughout the years. So when I used my monthly Audible credit on Richard Dawkins’ “The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
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