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Category Archives: Fun


Dec 21 2012

Well this certainly tells a story, doesn’t it?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Brent Pope

Merry Christmas, from your local taxidermist. Continue reading »

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Dec 4 2012

To Keep It or To Trash It: A Flowchart

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Brent Pope

Funny stuff from Rob D. Young over at litreactor.com. This is a flowchart he created to help writers decide whether to scrap a project. It’s the bomb-diddy. Continue reading »

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Nov 29 2012

Inspiring (books) Christmas Tree

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Brent Pope

Kudos to redditor anewworldorder11 for this festive book tree.

 

Original imgur page: My Christmas tree made up of books inspired by others creativity – Imgur.

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Nov 28 2012

Are you a hipster? Do you read? Do you like flowcharts?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Brent Pope

Then this post/infographic is for you. Shamelessly lifted from Flavorwire, a site that is now going on my blogroll. (FWIW, Flavorwire says it came from Goodreads, but I couldn’t find it there.)

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Nov 16 2012

Examples of An Argument

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Brent Pope

Because it’s Friday, I give you this. (And I freely admit that I stole it from redditor Wondergeist.) Continue reading »

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Sep 28 2012

Is This The Best Word Ever?

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Brent Pope

Found on Buzzfeed this morning. It’s like a March Madness bracket for cool words.

 

Apologies for the fact that they conclude an F-bomb is the best word ever.

 

Is This The Best Word Ever?.

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Jul 13 2012

Because it’s Friday…Mr. Rogers, Autotuned.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Brent Pope

The PBS channel on YouTube posted this video about a month ago. Did anyone else do more for encouraging imagination and creativity in children? Not in America, I don’t think.

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May 18 2012

Why?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Brent Pope

Because.

 

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About

Writer of contemporary short fiction for grown-ups and speculative fiction for juveniles. Current projects include Colin's Monster - The Horde from Hell, a middle-grade/YA fantasy adventure novel, and The Princess and Her Parents, a transitional reader.

Wisdom

  • “… only he is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.”
    -Anton Chekhov

Recent Posts

  • Things I’ve Learned About Writing, #15
  • Super Bowl. Super Storytelling.
  • A New Year

What I’m Reading

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

Blogroll

  • Amy Tan's Blog
  • Baldwin Writers Group
  • Caro Clarke's Writing Blog
  • Flavorwire
  • JD Ost
  • Mobile Writers Guild
  • Neil Gaiman Blog
  • Read Kiddo Read
  • Rick Riordan's Site
  • Science Fiction Writers of America
  • Ted Talks
  • Writer's Workshop Blog

Authors and Books I Like

Pawn in Frankincense and others from the Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett
Mere Christianity and others by C.S. Lewis
The Flashman books by George Macdonald Fraser
Rick Riordan's YA books (no one starts a novel better)

 
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