While listening to an audiobook on Mindfulness Meditation, the author quoted a few lines from an amazing poem. I had to find it, find out more about the poet and the subject matter, the great Japanese woodblock artist, Hokusai. Please enjoy this poem.
creator of the Denton Ward and Monty Crocetti mystery series
Category Archives: On Writing
NecronomiCon – Focus Group on Self-Publishing
This past weekend, at NecronomiCon, Andrea Dean VanScoyoc and I reunited to speak about self-publishing.
We haven’t done this particular little talk since 2008 and we discussed it on Facebook and decided we’d get together and try to help some other budding novelists get started in the world of self-publishing.
I hope that you’ll give it a listen, get something out of it, and even share on your website, Facebook or Twitter.
Sunday Morning Plotting Session at Panera
I’ve always considered writers block to be a condition where you don’t have enough information. Enough information about the characters. Enough information about what needs to happen. Enough information about what you want to say. The above photo is me, trying to correct this situation.I need to immerse myself in this world, this book, these…
“Ambition Is For Amateurs”
So somebody asked me recently in an email interview, “What’s next for Hugh MacLeod?” Which I answered: There is no “Next”. There is only making more drawings and writings, and trying to stay healthy and happy. “Ambition” is for amateurs. I think it’s too easy to confuse the AMBITION of doing something, with the actual…
Three Things Borders Could Have Done To Stay Alive
I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent demise of Borders Books. Initially, my first reaction was to dance on their grave, but that just made me sad. It makes me sad that one of the largest booksellers in the nation could not stay afloat, could not make it work in this economy. But I…
