Most people, when they hear the word competition, immediately think of a great contest of will and skill, where there can be only one victor and all the rest are losers, doomed to a career of obscurity and wasting a life waiting tables just to scrape by. Quite the bleak outlook. Fortunately, it does not […]
A common criticism for literature and film is that a story has been told before, or, more specifically, a plot has been told before. I myself have had that experience recently, where I’ve written a story I was exceptionally proud of, only to realize upon looking it over that it’s just another rehashing of an […]
An interesting thing happened to me the other day as I was walking around my apartment complex. I was on a quest to fetch something out of the car, wearing as little as I could get away with because I live in Texas and it’s fucking hot in the middle of July, and not wearing […]
Writing is creation. Writing is communication. Writing is art. Writing is magic. Writing is fantasy. Writing is “not a real job.” Writing is a hobby. Writing is a habit. Writing is a frenzy. Writing is a way of life. Writing is so a real fucking job… I think. Writing is staring at a blank page. […]
Playing With Demons 