On the Move

I think a blimp would be the most awesome way to travel!
Photo: taken by me :: 10 April 2010

My return marks the beginning of a busy few months. We are moving to a city five hours away in May…As the phrase goes, “my how time flies!” I’ve never had a move quite like this, and I can feel the embers of stress begin to singe!

Finding a place “from afar” looks like it is going to be an annoying prospect. I mean, one can only do so much through the Internet and telephone. We plan to drive up there sometime soon and view homes that we are interested in.

So, if I am a bit sporadic for the next few weeks, this is why! Once we start calling people and setting dates, I can get a better grasp on everything. In the meantime, I am just going to cross my fingers and hope for the best! I don’t even want to think about actually moving our stuff over such a great distance.

Gone and Went

I was out of town for the past two weeks, and it looks like I forgot to post about it here. Here’s my official oops:

Oops! -- Well, I was sort of busy before I left...

The trip was great and got my creative juices flowing again. Before I can delve into writing, revising, and the like, I need to clean. It is apparent that a certain Cthulhu visited my apartment while I was gone. The hurricane of debris left in His wake is…Let’s just say a lot! In other words, my place is very messy; the gnawing sort of messy that one can’t just ignore and put off until next week.

The trip itself was a blast, for lack of a better description. I was fortunate enough to see a few friends (and one cousin) that I had lost touch with over the years. It was fun and interesting to catch up with each other.

I hear Cthulhu calling, pulling at my eyelids, so I’m making it an early night.

Goodnight for now!

Is Anyone Home?

So, where have I been for the past few months? Indeed, where have I been?

For the past few months, I was stuck in the worst case of Writer’s Block that I have ever had. It was bad; on the scale of I wanted to pull my hair out and snap my writing utensils in half, keyboard included!

The muse wandered her way back to me sometime last week. It was strange how “she” suddenly reappeared without warning. Of her shabby clothing, well rags was more like it, and haggard expression, I said nothing and merely welcomed her back with open arms.

I spent the next few days catching up on all the writing I had missed out on. I even went as far as to try and find a specific theme for this blog (hence why I didn’t post here upon first discovering my poor muse). Today I stumbled across a small, but great piece about blogs.

You can check it out here: 13 Mistakes Authors Make on Their Blogs

No, I’m not trying to sell a book, but I think the advice is sound for any sort of blog! With that being said, I was inspired by it. So, should you stumble my way, you might see some formatting errors and the like while I test certain things.

This blog will stay the way it is, and I’ll still keep it here. I don’t think I will be suffering through that sort of Writer’s Block again…at least not for a long time!



In other news
I've had to turn full moderation controls on for comments because there has been an influx of spammers as of late. I hate that I have to do this, but until the problem goes away, I will have to keep it that way.

Dear Cthulhu, All I Want for Xmas is…

Tentacles that grow money!—but don’t we all?

I've written a few things which have been published online at Innsmouth Free Press. Not only is the site a fun read filled with horror and supernatural goodness, but the people who run it are a friendly bunch!

Holiday Horror Strikes Again!
Missing Journalist in Holiday Horror Attacks Found

– this is a short series, so keep your eyes open for more!

If you enjoy this genre and want to read (or watch) more of it, Innsmouth has a section dedicated to reviews so that you can easily find more of it. Here is one I wrote for House of Windows by John Langan:

Review: House of Windows

I can't believe it took a poetry class for me to figure out that this is my favorite genre to write in. I guess that goes to show what all of my poems ended up being like...All of the ones in the portfolio I turned in for that class had some sort of creepy theme or twist. Ah, what fun it was to write them though!

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

Well, it’s been over a month since I have posted in here. I do apologize for the severe lapse in updates. In November, I decided to attempt NaNo, National Novel Writing Month. NaNo is a personal contest where the contestants try to write 50,000 words in thirty days.

I just want to say that NaNo was one of the most enjoyable “contests” I’ve ever participated in! It was a lot of hard work, and it took a considerable amount of will power, but I had so much fun letting my imagination run completely wild—mad even—for those thirty days!

At 50,413 words, I managed to complete the goal and “win” NaNo! I am so happy I was able to do it. It’s something I can later go back and say, “yeah, I pushed myself to the limit and was able to pull through with it in the end!” The novel itself is not complete yet. I have two our three scenes that I need to write. Then, of course, there is the revision process (in reality, revision is quite fun).

So, that’s where I was in November. I would have been officially “back” sooner, but shortly after completing it, I caught a nasty bug of the likes I haven’t had the misfortune of experiencing in many years, in other words, I’ve been sick for the past week.

I have a lot of catching up to do, so expect another update in here today because I have some exciting links to share!


* This post's title was in reference to a short story (of the same name) by Joyce Carol Oates. A good read, in my opinion.

Trapping the Muse

I haven’t forgotten about this blog, but when inspiration hits an all time low, it is hard to think of things to write about. I’ve been too ashamed to admit that I am having trouble finding a job, but I’m at the point where I don’t care anymore. There are many people who are facing similar situations right now.

With this particular difficulty, comes certain emotions that we all know stem from troubling times. Those emotions tend to drain my creativity, sucking it up as if it were a delicious, sweet cola. So, I am sorry to say that updates will be sporadic for now. I’ll try my best to post interesting bits or items of note, but it’s hard for me at the moment.

I am doing fine considering this temporary lapse in employment—it’s just that I didn’t expect it to take the toll it has taken.

New Design!

I'm done tweaking with the minor details for now. I'm going to leave this new design up for a few days to see if I like it.

EDIT #2: I fixed the problem the long way. I am just too picky when it comes to certain things, and I couldn't stand the thought of changing the widths of the sidebar and main post areas. It looked like there was only one image with a width of 450px. Hopefully I didn't miss any!

EDIT: Okay, I lied. There is always something! I'm going to have to go in and either manually change the widths of each image that is 450px or ruin the spacing I like between the sidebar and main part. *le sigh.*