Learning to do a new thing ain’t easy. My depression has been brutal lately. Leaving the house feels insanely daunting. Dealing with other people, even close friends, feels impossible. I want to stay in my room, on my laptop, and never do anything else. My counselor reminds me that this is not the way toContinue reading “Stretching is Hard”
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Heretical Writing Advice
“Write every day. It doesn’t matter how much. It doesn’t matter how bad it is. You must write every day, or you’re not a writer.” Oh man. What junk advice this is, and nearly every writer encounters it. If you want to be a good writer, if you want to get published, if you wantContinue reading “Heretical Writing Advice”
Make the Weird Ideas Happen
Sometimes ideas get a little weird. This week my wife and I came to an impasse. I wanted to accomplish a publishing goal, and she posited that it was impossible. As is usual in such matters, my wife was right. We just finished fulfilling our Kickstarter rewards for Mr. Frankie Substitute Dragon, and it releases…Continue reading “Make the Weird Ideas Happen”
The Care and Feeding of Authors
Contrary to popular belief, writers are not brains wired to typewriters. We actually have bodies like most people. In fact, most of us even have things like fingernails and hair. (Well, some of the better writers are bald, but that’s beside the point.) The problem with having a body is having to care for it.Continue reading “The Care and Feeding of Authors”
Can I Haz Normal?
Ah, summer! A time to relax. A time for family. A time for vacation. And the summer has indeed been delightful. I got to watch many fun shows with the kids. Many games were played. We visited friends. All very, very good. Ah, but the writing… that has suffered. You see, with the kids outContinue reading “Can I Haz Normal?”
Jonathon Mast: Author 