200 Crappy Words
I’ve been going through some soul-searching the past few months, and this has had an effect on my writing. I’m not entirely sure what I want to write about, how I want to write, or even where I want to … Read more …
Writing
Letting go of the past
You know, one of the things that occurred to me is that categorising content on this blog and then maintaining that categorisation is the wrong thing to do. Why? Because categorisation shows you the labels you apply to something you’ve … Read more …
New year, new blog
So I decided to start 2015 with a new blog theme. A minimalist style, which is suiting me just nicely. I’m loving how it looks, and how it feels. It’s tidy. It relaxes me. Along with a new theme for … Read more …
The blog suspension is over
Almost a month ago I wrote that I was suspending this blog while I experimented with writing exclusively on Facebook. Well, the suspension is over, and I’m back to write exclusively on my blog. Here’s a few things that I’ve learned … Read more …
This blog is temporarily suspended – come join me on Facebook!
You know me. I like to mix it up with different projects every now and again, to try new ways of doing things, and to see how they perform. My latest experiment is to temporarily shut down this blog and … Read more …
Do you want to know about dating Asian women?
I’ve had a few people over the past few months tell me that I should write about dating and having relationships with Asian women, something that many white guys would probably be very interested in learning more about. I’m certainly … Read more …
Finding my voice as a writer
There’s a lot of advice out there for writers about finding their voice. It’s said that the more they write, the more they’ll get closer to finding that voice that is particularly theirs. Some advice I saw recently reminded me to try and … Read more …
Writing every day. Again.
There was a time when I would write every day, about things that were important to me or that I just wanted to share. I think I’ve taken a bit of a break with that! But it’s been on my … Read more …
Writing 500 words every day
When I’ve been in the mood in the past, I’ve been able follow a plan in the past to write 500 words a day. But one of the things that’s important is that in order to write interesting articles, you … Read more …
The shadow
[This is a work of fiction I wrote today.] It was dark out there. And those shadows from the streetlights – were they moving? She blinked a few times. No, they weren’t moving. She was biting her lip, her eyes … Read more …
I’m withdrawing for a while
My mind is whirling with so many thoughts. I’m spending a lot of time contemplating the things that I’ve become aware of. I’m thinking so much, there’s no time for writing. My recent post a couple weeks ago, I need … Read more …
Writing what you’re thinking
I was reading Scott Adams’ blog post today, Writing tip of the day. In it he talks about writing down what you’re thinking. An amateur writer usually writes what he imagines other people think, or what other people have already written, … Read more …
Redirecting the old to the new
As part of the importing of all the posts from my old blog, I spent some time today doing what’s called a ‘301 redirect’, which is a function enabled on the old site, that redirects all page requests to a new … Read more …