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The Kind Ones

July 22, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund 5 Comments

There’s a certain pain in wanting to do the thing you love more than you’re able to do because life comes with certain demands. Technical writing is not the writing I want to do, but it is the writing that pays the bills. I am not so naive to think that writing fiction full time […]

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What Is Literary Fiction

July 17, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

In the weeks following a short story’s release on my fiction podcast, Not About Lumberjacks, I record a short behind-the-scenes audio essay about the story. Sometimes I focus on the mechanics of the story or what went into recording, while other times, I focus on something thematic surrounding the story. Most recently, I spent six […]

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Writing 1,000 Words a Day

June 19, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund 3 Comments

I am that writer who mostly doesn’t track things. Beginning last August, I did begin marking days I wrote (or didn’t write) on a calendar, but there is no rule for what constitutes a good day of writing, other than if I felt I did enough to earn a green X on the calendar instead […]

Filed Under: Process Tagged With: An Illusionary Feat

Paterson Movie

June 9, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund 4 Comments

Most movies about writers end with the kind of victory movies have conditioned us to expect: publication and awards…the writer we watched grow getting everything in life many believe comes to writers when they finally decide to publish. (As though it were that easy.) Paterson is not that movie — and because of that, I […]

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May 2019 Writing Recap

May 31, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

May was a month for some big changes. I not only started a new job on May 1, but it was also the day I started working on the new book. The new book is the second book in a three-book series about a girl born in a circus in 1923 — and her rise […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: An Illusionary Feat

Seventh Annual Writing Retreat

May 29, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund 3 Comments

On May 19, a friend and I headed to East Texas for the seventh annual writing retreat. It was a return to the location of year five’s retreat: Daingerfield State Park. Upon arrival, we realized Texas State Parks no longer provide bedding and towels, so…being in the middle of nowhere meant a bit of a […]

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The View Up There

May 24, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund 7 Comments

We didn’t mean to go hiking Monday morning, but that’s what we did. Me, without water, and my friend Deacon with his Iron Man/Captain America mug full of coffee. We meant to just walk down to the lake near the cabin we rented for the annual writing retreat. (Full report on the retreat coming soon…) […]

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: An Illusionary Feat

Retreating to Daingerfield State Park

May 15, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund 5 Comments

It’s spring in Texas. That means allergies and storms are common and oppressive heat is right around the corner… Waiting… (With a hot knife…) But it also means it’s time for the annual writing retreat! (Woohoo!!!) Daingerfield State Park This is not the first retreat at Daingerfield State Park. And I suspect it won’t be […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Miscellaneous

The Problem with Writing Historical Fiction

May 12, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

The novel I finished late last autumn takes place from 1923 – 1941. It is the first of several novels chronicling the protagonist’s life. I’ve started working on the second novel and…I ran into a problem. The Best Laid Plans… I planned to have a major character do a certain thing in the beginning of […]

Filed Under: A Magic Life, Writing Tips

Things Fall Away

May 8, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund 1 Comment

The new job comes with an actual commute, a thing I’ve not had to contend with for years. I’ve worked from home more than in the office for the last seven years. When I did go into the office…the office was less than five miles away. Now, depending on the time, traffic, and the route […]

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A New Job

April 29, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

I am the sole provider of income in our household. I pay the bills as a technical writer. Last Friday, I left the job I had for six years, nine months, and twenty-three days. It’s the longest job I’ve ever had. I start a new job this Wednesday. Changes I think about what I’m giving […]

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The Best Things About Bookstores

April 24, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Max Joseph makes movies. Sometimes they are short things built around an idea that sticks in his head — and other times he digs into something deeper. His latest movie/mini-documentary is about bookstores and what it means to slow down to read in a hurried world. (Video at the end of this entry.) My First […]

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We All Trade for Something

April 19, 2019 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

A friend who has been very busy with some bigger things life has thrown their way in recent years is finally taking a deep breath and sitting down to write. They recently asked me a couple questions and gave me a compliment that made me smile: I want to be more like you when I […]

Filed Under: Inspiration

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