Otto was partying when the zombies arrived. He was in the garden of his Hollywood Hills mansion surrounded by some of the biggest names in entertainment. The ones that mattered to him, anyway. A DJ pounded out the tunes while half a dozen wannabe models circulated with tiny pieces of food with names that Otto couldn’t pronounce. The guests fawned over each other, piling on the hyperbolic praise and the false modesty. It was Hollywood at its most fake, and Otto loved it all.
A Year of Not Writing
Last year was pretty much a complete bust when it came to personal writing. I did a lot of very cool writing in my day job, but I managed a mere 10,485 words on my own projects. That’s the lowest since I started tracking wordcounts in 2012.
I Wrote Something
I wrote something. 2290 words. Unfortunately, it was 2290 words on the wrong thing.
Out Now – Shallow Waters Paperback Edition
Carlos pulled a chunky cellphone out of his pocket. He stared at the screen for a moment, a pensive look on his face.
Music for Writing [Part II]
I’ve been using Apple Music to build up a writing playlist for a long time now and it currently stands at 2326 song or 4.5 days of music. That’s pretty good. Of course, I quite often jump to my favourite albums and I listen to them over and over a lot of the time. There have been a few cases recently where I started listening to the soundtrack for a film before I’d seen it and listened to it so much that it made the film seem very familiar.
Sunday Snippet – 2nd July 2023
Carlos pulled a chunky cellphone out of his pocket. He stared at the screen for a moment, a pensive look on his face.
New Year, New Writing
I got off to such a good start last year. I was writing every day, not the 1000 words I was aiming for but still pretty close. I hit the … Read More
NaNoWriMoLax 2021
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has rolled around again. If you’re not familiar with NaNoWriMo, the goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in one month and thousands of people … Read More
August (and July) Writing Update
I definitely didn’t miss my July writing update, oh no. Definitely not. Look over there – a new David Duchovny album. Okay, you got me. I forgot to update at … Read More