Thoughts of J. Brandon Lowry
In this episode, I talk about making excuses for my inaction, social media as part of my writing career, and why The Disaster Artist frightens me. Also, I spend quite a bit of time talking about the writing process and why forcing myself to do it is probably a good thing.
June/July 2021 Writing Wrap-Up We’ve only just reached August, and already this summer is on fire! Figuratively and literally–since my wife and I have returned to Idaho,… Read more “Slow Burn”
The reality of snap judgments, and why it matters We’ve all heard the phrase. In fact, I’m not even going to type it out, because I know… Read more “What Your Cover Says About Your Book”
A sarcastic amalgamation of every writing advice article ever Hey, do you want to write for a living? Good fucking luck! Your blog is bad and you… Read more “4 Steps to Becoming the Best Writer on the Planet”
Writing Wrap-Up, May 2021 Damn, it’s been almost a year since I’ve done one of these things! Admittedly, last year was a bad year for everything, so… Read more “Like Riding A Bike”
Don’t stop caring about what you write. Care deeply. Make it count for something. Just keep in mind that every piece can’t resonate with everyone, but every piece will resonate with someone.
Stephen King suggests “if you’re a bad writer, no one can help you become a good one, or even a competent one. If you’re good and want to be great . . fuhgeddaboudit.” Does that mean all of us who are good are doomed to mere “goodness”?
Hey Roomie, we need to have a chat. I know I smile and wave as we pass, but I really kind of hate your guts. It’s not you, necessarily, it’s just your behavior and personal demeanor that kind of sets me off. Now, I know I should have probably said something in the moment. Maybe a better, more assertive version of myself would have, and we could have avoided a lot of this unpleasantness. But we need to set a few ground rules if we’re going to keep living together.
In this post, I talk about treating my hobby as a career for the first time, and the writing room of my dreams.
A summary of my writing projects and progress for August 2019
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