The biggest takeaway from my week of Infomagical is the seriously wonderful idea of narrowing my focus to one or two things and working on them until they're done. I have a bad habit of saying yes to everything, of getting excited about so many projects and/or collaborations that it becomes really difficult to keep … Continue reading (Writing) Ye Olde List of Projects
(#Infomagical) Day 5: One Priority
Yesterday's Infomagical challenge was to have a conversation at least seven minutes long with someone about a topic important to you, either over the phone or in person. So...how was it? Was it harder than you thought it would be? Easier? What did you talk about? And did you learn anything from the conversation? I … Continue reading (#Infomagical) Day 5: One Priority
(#Infomagical) Day 4: The Art of Conversation
Yesterday's challenge was to avoid any meme, article, video or other link that didn't take you closer to your information goal. For me, that was making sure that any content I consumed online made me a better and more focused storyteller. I'm not going to lie, this was the hardest challenge this week; I didn't … Continue reading (#Infomagical) Day 4: The Art of Conversation
(#Infomagical) Day 3: You Shall Not Pass, Meme!
Yesterday's Infomagical Challenge centered around the joy of tidying up your phone. The idea was to take a look at every app on your smartphone and think about whether or not it made you happy and productive. If it didn't, see ya! The app is gone and your home screen is a little less cluttered. … Continue reading (#Infomagical) Day 3: You Shall Not Pass, Meme!
(#Infomagical) Day 2: The Minimalist Phone
Yesterday for the Infomagical Challenge we were supposed to single-task: throughout the day, we choose ONE thing to do and carry out that task to completion. For those of us who are really used to bouncing around from webpage to Word to chat program, it might have been pretty difficult. How did you do? What … Continue reading (#Infomagical) Day 2: The Minimalist Phone
(Infomagical) Day 1: Zen and the Art of Single-Tasking
We live in a world of constant, almost unavoidable connection. At our computers we have the world at our fingertips -- we can search for any obscure thing our hearts desire, or keep up on the news of countries around the world. At any given moment, we can check in on our friends and the … Continue reading (Infomagical) Day 1: Zen and the Art of Single-Tasking
(Friday Fiction) The Comfortable Clink of Silence
Working on THE CULT OF MAXIMUS has exposed a few problem areas for me as a writer -- I really need to get better at writing scenes where characters are in direct conflict, and I could stand to shore up my dialogue so that characters expose their personalities a bit better through how they speak. … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) The Comfortable Clink of Silence
(Mental Health) When Depression Strikes You
Chronic depression is one of those things that can be very difficult to deal with, mostly because those of us who suffer from it exist in two states. When things are fine, we might think that we've rounded the bend and things will never be as bad as our last valley again. And then, when … Continue reading (Mental Health) When Depression Strikes You
(Mental Health) When Depression Strikes a Friend
Last Monday, I posted a quick primer on what happens physically and chemically to the brain when depression strikes. On Wednesday, I talked a little bit about what that feels like for me. I wanted to state (again) that depression and other mental illnesses are incredibly varied and complex; there's not a single cause or … Continue reading (Mental Health) When Depression Strikes a Friend
(Friday Fiction) The Surprise at the End of the Hike
The sun slunk low behind the canopy as we made our way deeper into the woods. It wasn't low enough yet that the pockets of light were weaker or smaller, but it was low enough that sunbeams hit at crazy angles. You could still feel the difference in the air between the sun and the … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) The Surprise at the End of the Hike
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 