I hate writing job applications. Faced with such a task, my brain tries to wander off and I have to wrestle it into submission. By the time I’ve gotten all three of my brain cells lined up and pointing in the same direction, whatever train of thought I previously had is gone. The minute my focus shifts as I  try and remember what on earth I was ( Read more... )

I’ve been thinking lately about how hard I find it to come up with a story. Beginnings, characters, worlds, creatures - I can do all of that. In fact, sometimes a new idea strikes me so hard that I can’t focus on what I’m supposed to be doing until I go and write an essay on the mating habits of fauns, or the structure of the ruling oligarchy of ( Read more... )