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What’s a small moment from your past that you still think about years later? View all responses There are so many moments in our lives but sometimes the small ones can make the biggest difference. I always kind of think about the moment I decided to not go into chorus when I was in sixth…
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Not much writing done today but I worked on another project printing up zines and putting them together to hand out at a craft fair next month. I was able to get 461 words in for a grand total of 7,933 words this month. I have a feeling 50,000 is going to be a stretch…
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How do you define success in life? View all responses Success is such a subjective and personal thing. I know a lot of people base it on money or the things they have, but I’m not one of those people. I like to base it on the things that make me happy like having a…
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Pip: Born To Write, where the blank page is less a canvas and more a dare — and this week, someone took the dare seriously. Mara: Chris Chonos is the writer behind all of it — Novel November updates, daily word counts, and a handful of personal prompts that range from Bob Dylan tattoos to…
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I worked today but was able to get a little over 580 words in between work. I have made it a point when I’m at the office that I write when I can. I was able to finish the day with 1,889 words for a grand total after five days with 7,471 words… I would…
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What’s a completely useless fact you love sharing? I’m sure you were to ask anyone I know they would tell you that is about the only facts I provide. I read things and share them because they are interesting not because they are useful. I guess the answer to this question is pretty much every…
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What’s a book or movie that genuinely scared you? I was much younger when Salem’s Lot came out on tv as a miniseries, it scared the shit out of me. I remember the scene with the kid’s friend floating towards the window and scratching on it…to this day it is a pretty freaky image.
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If you had a free round-trip ticket to anywhere, where would you go? I think I would have to say Moscow. I have always been fascinated by their history and culture. I took a 20th-century Russian history class a long time ago in high school. It is just one place I would really like to…
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I think I redeemed myself a little today. I ended up writing 1,894 words today. With it being a rough draft I’m definitely getting some ideas down, but am getting to the hardest part after the beginning…keeping the story going, but I’m not giving up. I thought I might share a piece of a diary…
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What’s a song that changed your life? I would have to say ‘Tangled up in Blue’ by Bob Dylan. I was going through a bad spot in my life and the line, “The only thing I knew was to keep on keeping on” made such an impact I got a tattooed on my forearm.