This summer I'll be participating in the Clarion Write-A-Thon, a fundraiser for the Clarion Workshop. What is Clarion, you ask? Why, it's the pre-eminent six-week intensive for budding writers in sci-fi and fantasy and it's going on RIGHT NOW. The Write-A-Thon takes place during the workshop as a way to encourage writers to...well, do what … Continue reading (Writing) Clarion Write-A-Thon, Week 2
Category: Self-Reflection
(Personal) Mission Statement
This is an amazing world, inhabited by amazing people. We don't have to go very far to see an animal or plant that does something incredible, if we stop to think about it. All around us, there are countless people each with their own rich inner worlds and intense, beautiful, heartbreaking stories. I think the … Continue reading (Personal) Mission Statement
(Writing) The View From 10,000 Feet
There are a few things that are preventing me from finishing up stories on a consistent basis: a general lack of self-discipline, toxic perfectionism, time management skills, and an inability to stick through the end of a project. As I've gotten older and learned more about how my brain works, I've realized that developing a … Continue reading (Writing) The View From 10,000 Feet
(Writing) The Anatomy of the Story
This summer I want to take the time and get really serious about my writing. That means working on it every day, reading stories from friends and colleagues as much as possible, and thinking about the aspects of my craft that I need to work on. When I asked my husband -- the accomplished writer … Continue reading (Writing) The Anatomy of the Story
(Writing) Professional Deficiencies
It feels like it's been an awfully long time since I've talked about writing. When the Spring semester classes for college started, that ate up most of my time and what wasn't claimed there was spent on family, work, or my social life. Then my sister passed, and life since then has been pretty full … Continue reading (Writing) Professional Deficiencies
(Personal) The Best Thing About Tragedy
Pixar's Inside Out is an amazing film, and I'll get into exactly what I think about it later. But for now I want to talk about one perfect moment of many in the movie because I keep thinking about it recently. If you haven't seen the movie, don't worry -- I won't spoil too much … Continue reading (Personal) The Best Thing About Tragedy
(Personal) Eulogy For My Sister
When I was younger, I used to make plans with my sister to run away from home all the time. We always thought that the way our mother treated us was grossly unfair, and after a particularly hard day we would pack up a few days' worth of clothes, make a couple of sandwiches, and … Continue reading (Personal) Eulogy For My Sister
Zen & The Art of Getting Shit Done
It's been a hard couple of months for me, mostly because of a few unexpected emergencies. I got into an accident at the end of February that totaled my car, and it took about a month for my insurance company to make that decision and offer me a write-off settlement. I had spent a … Continue reading Zen & The Art of Getting Shit Done
(Personal) Technical Difficulties
The thing that really sucked about 2016 is that I never saw it coming. I went into the year with the sense of excitement and optimism one usually does, confident that I could get my shit together a little more and find success with things that had always eluded me. The Jackalope Serial Company started … Continue reading (Personal) Technical Difficulties
(Personal) Accountability Report, February 2017
At the beginning of the month, I noted that while I hadn't quite achieved a perfect run on meditating and writing every day I had done pretty well for myself. There were a couple of days with Further Confusion where I didn't hit my goal and a few more towards the end of the month, … Continue reading (Personal) Accountability Report, February 2017
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 