Jinked

I’ve been forcing myself to write lately. Anything. It’s mostly been my pen in a paper journal, but there have been scraps of other thought, other stories. I thought perhaps writing in my blog would count for something, because I really do want it to count for something. The voice in the back of my head says so, and it’s my own. It’s been all [...]

Today was the much anticipated Chicago Zine Fest. I had attended last year, with some mixed feelings, but this year nothing was mixed up. It was such a positive experience. Invigorating. Life-enhancing. I felt as if I were walking around on clouds the entire time, uncovering stories and art and adventure. I didn’t want to leave. It was fun to meet the people whose zines [...]

It’s like I stuck a fork in the electrical outlet of my creativity. All this energy, this inspiration is coming hard and fast. If I’m not careful I may burn myself out, but for now I’m enjoying the creative pulse. Electrocution of the mind is fun! I have a freelance website project I’m working hard to get as close to completion as possible before starting [...]

National Novel Writing Month is going very well for me. Nine days and almost 16,000 words in, this is the longest I’ve ever lasted. Maybe it has to do with my novel being pretty much all over the place. I can sit down and write almost whatever I want and tie it in to the loose plot somehow. But that’s how life is, right? Full [...]

There are certain game composers whose music style is just… theirs. The times signatures used, preferred instruments, the way epics sway and sweep before falling into a perfect loop that’s mandatory in almost all video game music. The one whose style is most noticeable to me is Motoi Sakuraba. His work is unmistakable. I hear a song I’ve never heard before in a game I’ve [...]