Archives for: May 2002
05/31/02
05/30/02
"Half-Lives"
Today I read "Half-Lives" again and also read over the critiques I have gotten for that story. It needs work, but then again, I think everything needs work every time I read it. As I read through it, I could hear what needed to be fixed in my head, whi… more »
05/29/02
Weak day
I didn't do much in regard to writing today, but I did go see Keith's jazz band concert. I didn't get to the review of The Legend That Was Earth during lunch because I had other errands to run. All in all, it was a pretty weak day for creativity, but a… more »
05/28/02
Reading
I finished reading The Legend That Was Earth today. I will try to post a review tomorrow on the site. I also started reading Sophie's World and Zen Guitar. "What does reading have to do with creativity?" you ask. In my opinion, one of the best ways t… more »
05/27/02
Memorial Day Rambling
I updated this log for the first time in several days, filling in the blanks of what I did each day. I briefly debated about how to write those entries, since I wasn't writing them on the day of, but I decided to put myself in the frame of mind of writi… more »
05/26/02
Attack of the Italics
I meant to write today, really I did. Then my wife and I went to see Unfaithful and Insomnia. (I'm glad for these short movie titles. They make up for all the long titles of late.) Both movies were good; Insomnia was better. When we came home, I did… more »
05/25/02
Geeking out
Flat Rabbit jam; John wasn't able to show due to another commitment, but Brad and I went through all our material and played a bunch of other songs and song fragments. I also bought a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum setup for the computer. It ha… more »
05/24/02
Short and sweet, with an incomplete sentence
Practiced guitar in preparation for tomorrow night's Flat Rabbit rehearsal. more »
05/23/02
Bruce Holland Rogers (concl.)
Bruce Holland Rogers' "Writing Even Though You Have a Life" workshop is well worth the money. I also purchased a copy of his latest book, Word Work: Surviving and Thriving as a Writer (Invisible Cities Press, $16.95, ISBN: 1-931229-17-1.) Check your l… more »
05/22/02
More Bruce
The workshop's first night was quite good, and a bit risky for me. When I brought up Fear of Success (or Failure, or Rejection, or all of the above), Bruce walked me through a brief visualization exercise in which I imagined how it would feel to have my… more »
05/21/02
Bruce Holland Rogers
The Bruce Holland Rogers workshop starts tonight. It's a two day workshop entitled "Writing Even Though You Have a Life," and I am interested to see how hands-on it will be. I hope to pick up some insights on how to keep motivated and get right into th… more »
05/20/02
Final Concert
Tonight I attended Keith's final orchestra concert for the year. He played well, particularly on the "Pink Panther" theme, but his teacher forgot to award him his red medal for an Excellent performance at the state solo competition. This is not exactly… more »
05/19/02
Mountain Down Time
Didn't do anything creative per se, but I did go to Rocky Mountain National Park with the family, and that's always refreshing. (I'm noticing that I'm using sentence fragments in this Creativity Journal. I need to get out of that habit.) I did read so… more »
05/18/02
ZZ Van Leppard
Played guitar. Worked on "Finish What You Started," "My Head's in Mississippi" and "Too Late for Love." more »
05/17/02
Poor Planning
Went to the Mercury Cafe after work to watch a poetry slam, only to find that the slams are on Sunday. I should have checked it out better first. Went home and practiced guitar: "Closer to Fine," "Too Late for Love," and "Ode to Billy Joe." more »
05/15/02
Busy Day
Brainstormed online with friends Mary and Michael about Michael's story, worked more on the revision of "Saint and Cynic." Did homework for tomorrow night's Tem workshop, which resulted in a new poem called "The Words Not Spoken," an experiment based ma… more »
05/14/02
Any noun can be verbed
Lunched with Michael Main. (There I go, turning a noun into a verb. Shame on me!) We discussed "Saint and Cynic" briefly, and discussed progress on one of his stories as well. In the evening, I worked on "Saint and Cynic" briefly, but quit in favor o… more »
05/13/02
Full day, no pay
Critiqued four chapters of a novel, two short stories and two poems for the Old Possum's workshop. In the evening, I went to the Old Possum's workshop. Full day. more »
05/12/02
The Sweetest Thing
Mother's Day. I didn't do anything creative today, but I did go see a movie (The Sweetest Thing) with my wife. more »
05/11/02
More Cynic than Saint
Worked on revision of "Saint and Cynic." I'm beginning to hate the piece, I think. When I originally wrote it, I went for a parable tone, and people responded positively to that before. But when I read it now, I don't like that tone. It feels flat an… more »
05/10/02
Flat Rabbit Jammin'
Jammed with Flat Rabbit. Mick didn't show, but that's understandable; he's between houses at the moment and has a busy schedule. We had fun anyway, and my son played bass with us on a couple of songs. I started learning an original song by Brad and Jo… more »
05/09/02
"The Saint and the Cynic"
Began third revision of "The Saint and the Cynic," my story about a fictional encounter between St. Francis and Diogenes. Ugh. Either I've become a better writer since I revised it a couple of years ago, or the story just never was any good. The langu… more »
05/08/02
In the penumbra of greatness
Critiqued one story for Writer's Circle critique group, attended said group in the evening. Was inspired by the news that one of our members recently had a story accepted by F&SF! more »
05/07/02
05/06/02
05/05/02
Inspidered
Organized writing group folders in gig bag, considered critiquing a couple of stories for Wednesday's group. Went to see Spider-Man instead. That movie kicks; not only are the effects great, it's a very human story that took me back to my comic collect… more »
05/04/02
Making Musical Connections
Attended Keith's state solo competition, went to watch Dot Com play in Colorado Springs. Enjoyed talking with Mick (guitarist) and Brad the Drummer about music and set up a jam session with Mick and Flat Rabbit for Friday, May 10. more »
05/03/02
Margaritaville
Played acoustic guitar in the dark for an hour. Learned chords for "Margaritaville." more »
05/02/02
Denny's and Middle-Aged Spread
Attended Tem writing group sans homework. Afterward, went to Denny's with friends from the group and discussed writing, life in general and the heartbreak of middle-age spread. more »
05/01/02
The Hoagie's Journey
Researched homework for Tem writing group, but could not come up with a way to fit the "Hero's Journey" plot into a piece short enough to read in class. Considered writing a tongue-in-cheek piece focusing on a hoagie sandwich, and tracing its journey fr… more »
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