Writing

Notebooks

For someone that has terrible handwriting and spends most of his time on a computer, I sure do have a complicated relationship with notebooks.

Like most geeks, I've liked Moleskine notebooks since I first met one. They feel nice. They're a good size. The paper is deeply satisfying to write on. Something about writing in one makes you feel like you've got something important to write - or should, anyway.

And that was a problem. Read more »

The Sanctity of a Blank Page

I feel like I should want to write a lot more than I actually want to write. It's a weird sensation, like I should take a lot of joy in something that I keep avoiding. And not just here, on my blog, but writing just for me, too. At different times, I've tried my hand at journaling and fiction writing, and as much as I enjoyed both, I just can't find the motivation to anymore. Like so many things, I feel like it needs to be good, like there's no point in sullying my nice, clean, fresh-paged Moleskine notebook with crap. Read more »

Verbal vs. Written Communication

I'm generally not altogether articulate or coherent when I'm speaking with someone, in person or on the phone. Every sentence, every word - you only get one shot to get it right, or you wind up stumbling over yourself. My problem is that I change direction mid-sentence - or worse, change word mid-word - and the prose comes spilling out of my mouth like the tinkle of an excitable puppy. Read more »

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