Note Keeping as an Author; I Go On a Rant About Our School District; And an Appearance Schedule

As I am sure you know by now, this is All Things Writing and I am your host Bryan the Writer. Thank you for joining me on this huge milestone of a show. We have done it, dear listener. We have broken through the barrier that is 1,500 downloads and are already well on our way to the next milestone.

I could not have done it without the support of the people listening and the people who have come on the show to be my guests since I started this. 

Alright let’s talk notes!

As you know this show is really about my journey and sharing some of my tips and tricks as I have stumbled and bumbled my way through my writing life. One of the things I have had a really hard time with over the hears is keeping track of, and taking good notes. 

Creativity lives in the back of the human brain, not in the front. If you tried to will yourself, right now, to come up with five great book ideas in ten minutes, I want to suggest that is really hard to do. The best idea for a short story, which ended up in a magazine, came from a nightmare I had. Again, it was that back part of my brain that was fully engaged. But, and here is the important bit,

I had to get up, run downstairs, and jot things down on a piece of paper. Then I let out a yawn and went back to bed. Early morning, and the middle of the night are the best times for the rear of the brain to do its best work.

But that is the thing, we have all done a similar thing. So, what do you do with all those bits of paper and scraps of napkin you collect when the back of your brain is living its best life? Listen to the show and find out.

Also, if you have not checked her out, head over to Ann Kroeker's site and check out her podcast. You will be glad you did. https://annkroeker.com/

Appearances coming up soon!

·         9-11th of July: CONGREGATE; Winston Salem, NC: http://con-gregate.com/

·         17 July: Book Signing at the Book Warehouse at 5625 Richmond Rd. in Williamsburg, VA.

·         30 July – 1 Aug: Scares That Care; at the Doubletree Hotel at 50 Kingsmill Rd., Williamsburg, VA

·         3 October: Fredericksburg Indie Book Festival; We will be located on Sofia Street this year (although maybe in the park next to it). Come one and come all. I have done this event a few times in the past, and it just keeps growing every year.

·         13 November: Hannover Book Festival; 8700 Bell Creek Rd, Mechanicsville, VA. For those of you unfamiliar, that is in the area of Richmond

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