Writing first novel, 'A Dead Pig Called Charles', and occasional musician, ranty blogger and tweeter (@charlesthepig). www.charlesthepig.com
As I said I would, due to the unremitting take-over of Bieberphiles and copycats on here, resulting in the sinking of authors in a tide of drivel, I have launched an alternative, to filter out the...
@Lyceumo asked whether we write for ourselves or for an audience. I agree with @KT77 , in that both are motivations. I write because I enjoy the creation of texts and I do pain over them.
The experience felt by all jazz musicians, just like their audiences don't..
I had a dream last night that I was eating my pillow and, when I woke up, my giant marshmallow had gone!.
I worry about writing short stuff. I worry that, by not writing many short Opusses, I am alienating some users who do not want to read longer texts. Should I strike more of a balance.
What are we to become. Tens of thousands of years of evolution and this is all we have to show for it.
Wouldn't it be nice, to one day to be the person that is quoted. Craig Horton.
From what I can tell, 16 out of the top 20 Opusses today have been copied and pasted from somewhere else on the Internet. What hope do authors have on here?.
Okay then, Hands up who's sick of dreadful arses thinking they are worth listening to. Myself not included, obviously. This morning on the news... The Government's Behaviour Tsar (Really.
Looking at the top listings here, most seem to be for Opusses that are one sentence long.
I just saw a sign on some obvious steps that said 'steps' and had a diagonal arrow to show you that the steps would facilitate an 'upward and forward' journey. Do we really need this.
I look in the mirror and I see a toad. I don't want to but there it is. A pale, hairy toad with a miserable look on its face.
This seems like such a good idea. Authors of a variety of genres getting to share their work and read the work of others. What a beautiful and stimulating concept.
If there were to be one single peace-loving government of the world, no border would close, no child would be left uneducated, there would be universal healthcare, employment could be shared so all...
I am starting a new religion. In my religion, Larry Grayson is Lord of All Things and evil fairies do his bidding here on earth.
Over the last few days, I have been contemplating the process of vomiting, in-between vomiting as part of the most violent bout of V&D I have ever had the misfortune to be involved in.