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Walking Toward Silence

December 30, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

A Trail Into the Fog

I can find silence most times I want it…even at work. When I go into the office, I work in a flex space at the back of the building. I am always the first one in, and sometimes I have an hour to myself before the second person shows up. (And it’s usually a bit […]

Filed Under: Inspiration

The Importance of Pacing

December 2, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

A woman running in a race

For my wife’s birthday in October, we went camping at Daingerfield State Park. There was a moment during the preparation for the trip when I thought: It would be nice to put together a video of the trip: packing things up, heading out to East Texas, park activities…all that. But here’s the thing: to do […]

Filed Under: Productivity

Writing Retreat #5

December 1, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

Daingerfield State Park in the morning

The fifth (annual) writing retreat has been booked. In April, the chosen Texas State Park is…Daingerfield State Park. My wife and I went camping at Daingerfield State Park the last weekend in October…and we loved it! In many ways, it felt like being up north — more like Wisconsin than East Texas. With access to […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Writing Retreat

Carving Out Time

November 25, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Wood curls left over from carving

I hear it a lot: I just need to carve out some time to write… I hear it at work, from friends, and read about it online. The concept is simple: I have all these things to do, and to tackle them all means I’ll have time carved out to do the thing I really […]

Filed Under: Inspiration

The Effort Is Worth It

November 24, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

woman standing in the mountains

It’s a five-day weekend for me, which means yesterday was the beginning of my little break. I took it easy and got some reading done. One of the things I read was this interview with Colson Whitehead. Whitehead is one of those people I’ve followed for years without ever really reading. And that needs to […]

Filed Under: authors, Inspiration, Interviews

A Year Without Lumberjacks

November 18, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Trail into the forest - "Year One. No Lumberjacks Here..."

Yesterday, Not about Lumberjacks turned one year old. It started with a story about a dog who eats everything in sight: “Gutterball.” As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I ended up writing more new stories in the first year of the show than I planned. And the way those new stories developed has surprised me quite a […]

Filed Under: Podcasting, Short Fiction Tagged With: Not About Lumberjacks

The Speed of Creativity

November 14, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

Blurred lights (timelapse)

I work for a large software company. Recently, email was sent out that we could take “creativity” courses through one of our training sites. I went to check out one of the classes. I took the pre-test, a 4-question quiz to test how “creative” we already are. I missed half of them. Apparently I’m not […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Is That All There Is

November 3, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

Gloomy landscape with umbrella

Last night the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. I was born less than three miles from Wrigley Field. The north side of Chicago is Cubs territory, through and through. Even people who don’t particularly like sports on the north side (yes, a handful of people like that do exist), still believed that every year […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

A Kick in the Ass

October 5, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund 1 Comment

Dancer leaping into the air and kicking.

Not only did I recently interview Mark Hosack, but I spent a nice evening hanging out with him during a recent trip to Los Angeles. It was my first time in California, so Mark showed me Marina del Rey, Venice, and Santa Monica. At our stop in Marina del Rey, we grabbed a cappuccino and […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Productivity Tagged With: A Magic Life

Writing on the Road

September 27, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund 1 Comment

Photo of Hotel Governor

I recently did a podcast about business travel because I, and the friend I do the podcast with, have each recently traveled for work. A recent trip brought him to New Orleans, and I spent a week in Los Angeles. I know many people who live for business travel. Hell, I work for a large […]

Filed Under: Productivity

The Ways Stories Change

September 25, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Wave breaking in choppy water

I recently released a story on Not About Lumberjacks called “Purvis.” It’s described like this: In 1984, a Dungeon Master struggles with keeping the few friendships he has together, all while dealing with a vicious bully. When Dungeons and Dragons is your only reprieve from the cruelties of life, the game becomes much more than […]

Filed Under: Short Fiction

[Another] Interview with Mark Hosack

September 12, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

The Good Spy Dies Twice - https://www.amazon.com/Good-Dies-Twice-Bullseye-Book-ebook/dp/B01IMZZ39M

Mark Hosack is a busy guy. When he’s not busy helping raise three young daughters, he’s writing screenplays, directing movies, editing movies and trailers, and scouting locations for commercial shoots (in fact, this interview was done while he was on location shooting a commercial for a major restaurant known for their breakfasts). So why not […]

Filed Under: authors, Interviews Tagged With: Mark Hosack

The Right Kind of Lazy

September 9, 2016 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Relaxing in the grass

Friday mornings mean the arrival of Austin Kleon’s weekly newsletter — one of the few I subscribe to. This week, he linked to this piece by Cal Newport. If you don’t feel like following the link, it’s an article about how some people deemed big in their fields are/were also seen as a bit lazy. […]

Filed Under: Productivity

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