http://smiley.vox.com/library/posts/tags/writing/page/1/ Sad Songs on a Broken Ukelele en Vox Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:29:28 +0900 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss writing http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/navel-gazing-writing-2.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/navel-gazing-writing-2.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/navel-gazing-writing-2.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:29:28 +0900 Last week, I wrote about a book I've been reading: "Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal" by Alexandra Johnson; I mentioned that she placed several writing / journaling exercises at the end of each chapter. I had thought to use some of the exe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/navel-gazing-writing-2.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa967d48e80003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing journaling authorship diary keeping things you just have to do http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/navel-gazing-writing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/navel-gazing-writing.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/navel-gazing-writing.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:24:15 +0900 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fad68c6de20005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fad68c6de20005-50si" alt="Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> About a year ago, my mom gave me a book, "Leaving A Trace" by Alexandra Johnson. The book is non-fiction, giving advice and inspiration to aspiring diarists and journal keepers through example and demonstration. It is charmingly written, gentle... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/navel-gazing-writing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa967ae0950003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> journal books writing diary leaving keeping http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/orange-sestina.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/orange-sestina.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/orange-sestina.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:58:34 +0900 Orange Sestina We used to lie in the dark, the trees heavy with oranges. Out of our houses, through windows we would sneak. The car had to be pushed down the road, stuck in neutral waiting for the right moment to start. Do you remember giggling ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/orange-sestina.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e3989a5ced0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> poetry shadow orange memoir love writing wtf poem remember neutral sneak sestina http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/under-glass-sepia.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/under-glass-sepia.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/under-glass-sepia.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:15:34 +0900 Under Glass, Sepia Bound in leather, volumes linger on the walls, Scribbled, flooded, and annotated, lining breaks, Lost and confused, Beauty, thought crawls, Try to spare the lash of your tongue; my eyes only take. Our memory locked in silver fr... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/under-glass-sepia.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e3989959e80001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing wtf poem sonnet http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/script-frenzy-2007-results.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/script-frenzy-2007-results.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/script-frenzy-2007-results.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:27:49 +0900 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d41446baf86a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d41446baf86a47-50si" alt="SF_Winn_120x240" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yup. Finished my script tonight. All 20,000 plus words of it. Don't know if it's any good, don't really care. It's done. It can sit in the drawer for a few months until I'm ready to deal with it again. I think I'm ready to go to bed now. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/script-frenzy-2007-results.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d4144920513c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gtd film writing winner project script screenplay scriptfrenzy http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/ive-got-an-idea-for-a-movie.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/ive-got-an-idea-for-a-movie.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/ive-got-an-idea-for-a-movie.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:23:51 +0900 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d4143d62dd3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d4143d62dd3c7f-50si" alt="SF_Part_120x240" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Everything's all set up and ready to go for Script Frenzy. I have my profile up and my project created in Celtx. I even have an idea. Now it's just getting down to tacks and getting it done. So far, I'm off to a good start. Got the opening s... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/ive-got-an-idea-for-a-movie.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d09e7133ccbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing script write screenplay script frenzy scriptfrenzy http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/300-words-at-a-time.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/300-words-at-a-time.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/300-words-at-a-time.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:17:37 +0900 Last month I entered the Escape Pod Flash Fiction contest. I didn't win but I thought I'd put my entries up here on Vox, just for the fun of it. Comments are welcome. Anxiety Closet Robert lay in bed, frowning. He kept wondering why he had... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/300-words-at-a-time.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d09e59de90be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing contest escape pod entries vl2f http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/submission.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/submission.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/submission.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:00:52 +0900 Well. I managed to submit four items in the month of February. I know three have been rejected, although the fourth was just sent out tonight, so here's hoping. In the meantime, should anyone need me, I'll be in the corner, hyperventilating. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/submission.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d4141e51d0685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing submission vl2f http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/vl2f-my-mission-statement.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/vl2f-my-mission-statement.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/vl2f-my-mission-statement.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:12:42 +0900 I AM a writer, a photographer, painter, blogger, husband, teacher, persuader, convincer, conniver, coaxer, pusher, junkie, monkey and monkey trainer, and in no particular order. I am working on the zero draft of a mainstream novel called "The Sea... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/vl2f-my-mission-statement.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d4142230c03c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing words mission statement i am full disclosure public admissions vl2f