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Earlier this week,I had an opportunity to sit down with Canadian author Jay Clarke (aka “Michael Slade”). He’s a former lawyer and the author of over a dozen crime novels,in a genre sometimes referred to as “Mountie Noir”. (It’s a great label –almost as good,IMHO,as “Tartan Noir”,which refers to . . . →Read More:Meeting Michael Slade and talking about eBooks  Comments are closed  Book Marketing,Life,Publishing,Writing  Book Marketing,fiction,marketing,novel,publication,Vancouver,Writing I first read this piece from designer Bruce Mau about a dozen years ago. It’s still good to read these words from time to time,and take them as a personal challenge… Incomplete Manifesto for Growth (brucemaudesign.com) “This design manifesto was first written by Bruce Mau in 1998,articulating his beliefs,strategies,and motivations. The . . . →Read More:On Creativity:Bruce Mau’s “Incomplete Manifesto for Growth” I’ve been revisiting and researching famous stories and hero myths,starting from the most recent,pop cultural stories and their influences,and then digging down deeper into personal territory,furrowing paths that lead me to my mother and father,and to my images and beliefs of myself. I’m a fan of pop culture,comic books, . . . →Read More:On Research and Creativity:Archetypes and Inspiration… One comment - (Comments are closed) Learning,Life,Pop Culture,Process,Research,Writing fiction,Life Story,novel,owe nothing,Writing In a recreation centre basement,a middle-aged man feels that old anxiety –the anxiety of having to speak in front of a group of strangers. The address he must make now is especially poignant. He clears his throat and swallows the fat dry lump that had formed there. He pictures a room filled with . . . →Read More:On Connecting to those worlds out there… Once in a while,an artist will inspire me,and make me appreciate connections to other artists,from the current time,or from a relatively distant point in the past. . . . →Read More:On Creativity:Multiple Media and a Billion Artists Once in a while,when one feels they are in a bit of a creative slump (I suppose “downturn”is the fashionable term for it nowadays),it helps to be reminded of some of the great artists whose work has inspired me in the past. I have recently become inspired (again) by Orson Welles. I’ve . . . →Read More:On Creativity:Inspired by Orson Welles 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Learning,Life,Pop Culture,Process Art,Culture,design,Life Story,Writing Bathroom wall graffiti gives a glimpse of the way people think:it is drect,anonymous and comes with little sense of responsibility,similar to how most people’s backyards tell us how the homeowner truly lives. Bathroom wall scribbles hardly qualify as art or creative writing,but I can think of some that is more creative . . . →Read More:Enigmatic Memes:Bathroom Grafitti I Have Known It seems like the last few times I’ve read certain authors,their names have become prefixed with “Uncle”in my mind. Is that weird? Well,maybe. It’s human though. I guess I want to identify with,or feel connected to good storytellers. When I read Einstein’s book on Relativity,his voice was so distinctively heard . . . →Read More:On Reading:Raymond Chandler,a Biography 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Life,Pop Culture,Reading Culture,fiction,Life Story,novel,Reading This inspiring article by Valentina Nesci (from www.write-a-holic.com) offered me a “big picture”view on my pursuit of fiction writing… . . . →Read More:On Writing:“Anatomy of a Writer” What is it that will drive a character to take an action? By this,I mean to ask “What,in the character’s mind/worldview is the rationale that will cause them to do one thing instead of another? For the Author,this includes considering the underlying goal of driving the story in a believable way,consistent . . . →Read More:On Writing:Motivating Characters (and their Author) |    | ||||
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