I Know 2 AM

It’s 1:34 AM, Eastern Standard Time. I hoped to be asleep exactly one hour and thirty four minutes ago. That has thus far eluded me, so instead I sit here on my bed with music drifting softly from the speakers. I don’t remember the last time I sat awake at […]

The Origin of Storytelling

I’ve spent the past month traveling all over the United States. I’ve got about three more weeks before I go back home for a much-deserved rest. During these travels, I’ve been asked the same question several times: what made you want to become a writer? Every time I hear that […]

Five Great Creatives on Creativity

“Heres to the crazy ones. The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About […]

We Stand As One

This is a writing blog. I talk about writing. Today, I’m going to talk about something more important. You’ll have to forgive me. Early yesterday morning, a gunman walked into a nightclub in Orlando, Florida and opened fire. 49 people lost their lives and more than 5o others were injured. […]

What is “Cyberpunk?”

Trying to classify all of the various genres of science fiction would be akin to naming the genres of electronic music: nearly impossible. After the birth of science fiction (arguably with Voltaire’s Micromegas in 1752), the distinctions became harder and harder to define. The 1980s saw the birth of one particular subgenre […]

The Cure for Rejection Letters

Rejection sucks. Period. Whether it’s in the dating world or the writing world, the word “no” carries a particular sting. Every writer is familiar with the phrase, “We regret to inform you…” That’s the point when you stop reading, add it to your pile of letters, and get back to […]

Why I Can Never Be Good Enough

I’m not good enough for the work I’m currently doing. I never can be. Why? Because the same moment I become ‘good enough’ is the moment I become lazy. Your work should always challenge you. For the longest time, I didn’t find my work particularly challenging. It may have been time […]

Being Productive Versus Being Busy

A strange trend has claimed the modern world, one that I too am guilty of: bragging about how busy you are. Rather than focus on completing tasks and actually being productive, we take a sort of masochistic pride in a heavy workload. I know this from experience; even now, writing […]

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