Category: Blog
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Trade-offs
Many things sit on a metaphorical shelf in my mind. Those things are my interests. The activities I’d like to take part in, the stories I’d like to read, the shows I’d like to watch, the skills I’d like to learn… Unfortunately, it seems that of late that shelf appears to be collecting dust. Too…
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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 6 – Too Close…
Kristine Kathryn Rusch called part 6 of her series on “How Writers Fail” Words, so I am inclined to do the same. But the title there is deceiving. This one is about getting stuck in words. There’s something bigger here. This post is part 6 in my ongoing series where I turn a self-directed critical…
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Building and Changing
On the heels of last week’s update that Free Fiction Friday is being resumed on October 14th, 2022 (this Friday), the idea came to list out a number of things needed to happen on my site and writing life in general. Over a year ago (can’t remember when at this point), I updated the site…
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Bringing Back FFF
Free Fiction Friday… or FFF, or whatever alliterative nonsense I wish to call it — the weekly post of fiction that I’ve sporadically posted on this site in the past needs to come back. I want it to come back. How I manage it and what it really is has always been the issue. At…
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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 5 – Dolla-dolla bill, y’all
Show me the money. That’s correct, this post is 100% about the finances of being a writer. Admittedly though, while I plan to write a long, meandering post (I’ll try to make it fun and interesting, relax) about money, it doesn’t actually have a large part of why I am not being successful as a…
Jeremy C Kester 