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Banned Books Week 2011

September 30, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

The closest I’ve ever come to getting political on The Juggling Writer was last year, during banned books week. It’s banned books week, but this time, I’ll be more personal than political. Why I Am I grew up with a library of science and geography books at my disposal. Because those books were available in […]

Filed Under: Books, Libraries, Miscellaneous

A Surprise Audience

September 28, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

An unexpected thing happened with the release of my ebook, Hell Comes with Wood Paneled Doors: the people I thought would buy it aren’t necessarily the people buying it. The story is a humorous coming-of-age story about a family traveling cross country in a possessed station wagon. Based on that, I figured teenagers (primarily males) […]

Filed Under: Ebooks, Miscellaneous

The Social Media Break (Week Six)

September 26, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

If my 50-day social media break were Lent, I’d be back online. If I hadn’t decided to push the break to 101 days, a week and a day from today, I’d be back online. It’s funny how time’s dragged in ways, but also how it’s flown by. The Ups and Downs I’ve noticed that since […]

Filed Under: 50-Day Social Media Break, social media

Charging into Fall

September 23, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 7 Comments

My favorite season has arrived! While it’s usually in the 90s in north Texas on the first day of fall, today’s low was in the upper 50s. Windows are open, and everything smells wonderful. It’s funny how the change of a season and the weather can affect something like writing. A New Start Businesses have […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

All Writing Looks the Same

September 20, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 7 Comments

Readers liked the last video I did for The Juggling Writer, so here’s another — this time, about how all writing, physically, looks relatively the same. When you think about it, there’s not much difference in the look of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Snooki’s A Shore Thing…but they are definitely different books! […]

Filed Under: video, Writing Tips

A Change in Writing Plans?

September 19, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 6 Comments

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;” — Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken” I ended up doing more day job writing this weekend than […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Writing Tips

Bending the Rules of Research

September 16, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 1 Comment

Wednesday, I wrote about a problem some writers have when researching things. Like so many behind-the-scenes things about writing, all the effort that goes into writing a novel should be transparent to the reader. I did quite a bit of research for my latest novel, Promise (sneak peek, here), but most of what I learned […]

Filed Under: Writing Tips

20-Sided Ideas

September 15, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 1 Comment

I was playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) with a friend when the US Olympic hockey team beat the Russians. We paused for a moment to watch the Miracle on Ice unfold — then we promptly returned to slaying orcs and kobolds… I grew up in northern Illinois. When I was a little older and went […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

A Problem With Writing Research

September 14, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 3 Comments

“A man will turn over half a library to make one book.” – Samuel Johnson I like making up most of what I write. Where possible, everything comes from my head. When I have to research, I try to spend the least bit of time researching and focus on the story I want to tell. […]

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Speak Out With Your Geek Out – Juggling

September 12, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 13 Comments

Monica Valentinelli is the reason I started a 30-day social media break that became 50 days (and is now 100 days). She’s also one of the minds behind Speak Out With Your Geek Out, an online celebration of geeky hobbies. (There’s also a SOWYGO Tumblr page.) In an entry on the blog listing some ideas […]

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A Month Without Social Media

September 11, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 6 Comments

Originally, tomorrow morning would have been the day — the day that I went back to Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Four weeks ago on my personal Facebook account, I mentioned that I was thinking about taking a 30-day social media break. Friends dared me to do it, and 30 days became 50. After being dared […]

Filed Under: 50-Day Social Media Break

Random Writing-ish Bits

September 9, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

First, a big thank you to everybody who wished The Juggling Writer a happy birthday yesterday. I almost broke my 50-day social media break and replied to somebody on Twitter. I found out that Dubé Juggling Equipment wished The Juggling Writer a happy birthday on their Twitter feed. Forgive the Geek Drool Some people get […]

Filed Under: Links, Miscellaneous

The Juggling Writer Turns Two

September 8, 2011 by Christopher Gronlund 11 Comments

If The Juggling Writer were a child, it would be on the cusp of tearing around with the energy of a caffeinated Chihuahua, making as much noise as it can. It would demand attention: “IF YOU DON’T LISTEN TO ME, I’LL GET EVEN LOUDER!!!” It would throw tantrums, but have also reached a point where […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, The Juggling Writer

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