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Hooray! My new Haxan story "One Life Between Earth and Sky" has just been published by The Western Online. This story is only 1500-words long and it took me over a year to write. This dovetails perfectly with Stephe Thornton, another of my writing friends, who tweeted yesterday whether quality or quantity is more important. …
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I guess there comes a point in your life when you are farther along past the middle, and closer to the end, than you are to the beginning. I've been reflective of late. Not necessarily a bad thing, nor is it depression related. It's just a point in my life when I am hearing about …
A week or so ago a friend joined our morning writing group. She mentioned she was having trouble with procrastination. I can relate. I think we all can to one degree or another. This got me to thinking. Always a dangerous proposition in itself. But there are no guarantees in writing. You can read all …
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Absolutely wanted to share this video of a self-defense demonstration by Sensei Kanazawa. Of course, this is only a demonstration of Shotokan Karate, and therefore choreographed. But, yes, the moves are genuine and it gives you an insight into the spirit and control of martial arts. I love this video and how it showcases Kanazawa's …
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Harlan Ellison once said how he wrote a script and handed it to a director. The director took one glance at the first page and said, "Not filmable." Ellison was taken aback. "What do you mean it's not filmable? You haven't read it." "I don't have to read it," the director said, handing it back. …
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About a week ago I was emailing a writing friend of mine who was having trouble generating story ideas. That got me to thinking about something I wrote on this topic a while back, and I want to revisit it because I think it's one of the strongest things any writer can do. This conversation …
Here is Part II of Kanazawa, Nakayama, Enoeda and many other karateka practicing in a rebuilt dojo after the original was destroyed in an Allied bombing raid. Great historical stuff here. Part I was posted yesterday if you are interested in seeing that. http://youtu.be/jKdmTonRwJ8
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