Category: creativity

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR OWN WRITING?

Sunday Poser # 76 - From host Sadje: I like that I can write. I like that my writing never fails me. I love that I can keep tweaking what I've written until it's perfect and says precisely what I intend to say -- yet I can publish it with plenty of imperfections, and it will … Continue reading WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR OWN WRITING?

RECYCLING THE WORLD

Tragedies, calamities, doom, damnation, and the world is ending. Well, it probably IS ending and I don't think there's much I can do about it. I’ve been feeling tired of being me for a while. Possibly years. I am sure anything I want to say I’ve said before, and not just once. I've used different … Continue reading RECYCLING THE WORLD

THE UNREALITY OF FINDING YOUR WAY HOME – By TOM CURLEY

I'm not a Douglas Adams fan, I'm a zealot. I’ve read all his books. Listened to all the BBC radio series. And watched both movies of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy."  The first one, done in the ’80s with the original BBC radio cast, was actually a TV series. It was done on a … Continue reading THE UNREALITY OF FINDING YOUR WAY HOME – By TOM CURLEY

INSPIRATION

JYProvocative Question #27 – Writing The question is one of the classics that creative people ask each other: When it comes to writing, what matters more – the inspiration that motivates you to start writing? Or the discipline to keep writing when you aren’t inspired at all? You can substitute any art instead of writing, … Continue reading INSPIRATION

THE UNREALITY OF FINDING YOUR WAY HOME – By TOM CURLEY

I'm not a Douglas Adams fan, I'm a zealot. I’ve read all his books. Listened to all the BBC radio series. And watched both movies of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy."  The first one done in the ’80s with the original BBC radio cast was actually a TV series. It was done on a … Continue reading THE UNREALITY OF FINDING YOUR WAY HOME – By TOM CURLEY

PRO VS AMATEUR: TALENT & MONEY

Blogging Insights NF 48 Here's the quote: This is probably more relevant to the hopeful authors of novels in the crowd. I never wrote novels and when I tried, it reminded me why I didn't. It wasn't for lack of writing ability or failure to try. I'm just not good at it. I can't write … Continue reading PRO VS AMATEUR: TALENT & MONEY

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR OWN WRITING?

Sunday Poser # 76 - From host Sadje: I like that I can write. I like that my writing never fails me. I love that I can keep tweaking what I've written until it's perfect and says precisely what I intend to say -- yet I can publish it with all plenty of imperfections and it … Continue reading WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR OWN WRITING?

RECYCLING THE WORLD

Tragedies, calamities, doom, damnation, and the world is ending. Well, it probably IS ending and I don't think there's much I can do about it. I’ve been feeling tired of being me for a while. Possibly years. I am sure anything I want to say I’ve said before and not just once. I've used different … Continue reading RECYCLING THE WORLD

PLANNING? PANTZING?

Blogging Insights–Planning or Pantzing ? TODAY’S QUESTION: Do you outline your posts (planning) or do you roll by the seat of your pants (pantzing) ? When I started this blog, I was ending a forty year career as a technical writer. I had written many other things too. Newspaper articles, white papers, reports for NASA … Continue reading PLANNING? PANTZING?

YOU CAN’T EXTRACT XML FILES OF YOUR OWN POSTS EVEN THOUGH YOU “OWN” THEM

After we got through my explaining that it wasn't because I was trying to export all my files, but actually 10 months -- from January 2020 to today -- they wanted me to take a picture of it. But you can't. These are not capturable files. So here is the whole thing and also, my … Continue reading YOU CAN’T EXTRACT XML FILES OF YOUR OWN POSTS EVEN THOUGH YOU “OWN” THEM