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Little Things Better than Money

February 20, 2015 by Christopher Gronlund 3 Comments

Fluffy dandelions

I’ve mentioned before that I am not the best at promoting the things I do. Because of this, after releasing a new e-book or doing something else online that can make money, things fall off to a trickle. I’m fine with that; there are usually newer and bigger things I’m working on. Spending too much […]

Filed Under: Podcasting Tagged With: Hell Comes with Wood Paneled Doors

The Power of Having a Deadline

February 17, 2015 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Timer

Every week, I load a new podcast to meningorillasuits.com. (Sometimes [most times] I load episodes before the Thursday deadline Shawn Kupfer and I decided on when we started.) In 106 weeks since starting, we have never missed a deadline. In these past 106 weeks, I’ve never found myself with reason to be bored — because […]

Filed Under: Productivity

The Lucky Writer

February 10, 2015 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

Rolling snake eyes on dice

It’s always seemed to me that some people either feel uncomfortable about discussing the effect of luck when it comes to “making it” as a writer (or with any creative endeavor), or that people really do believe that hard work and talent is all it takes to become a huge success. I’ve written before about […]

Filed Under: Writing Tips

Quoting Oneself

February 8, 2015 by Christopher Gronlund 13 Comments

A snowy lane. Quote: "It seems strange, this trend of people online quoting themselves over images in an effort to make it appear as though they are somehow important. Are we really that desperate and arrogant?" - Christopher Gronlund"

[A bit of a disclaimer. This post was mostly meant to be a little tongue-in-cheek. It is meant to tease those who try taking an easy route toward becoming a “thought leader” or “influencer” by way of memes — not action. In short, it’s a jokey post. If you have written a book, spoken to […]

Filed Under: social media Tagged With: Promotion

The Death of a Printer

February 6, 2015 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Broken HP LaserJet 4L Printer

Earlier this week, I mentioned that my printer died while printing the first draft of the latest novel. Here’s the rest of the story… Twenty-One Years Ago Twenty-one years ago, a laser printer in the home was a big deal. I can’t remember if the printer ran $700 or $800 at the time, but with […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: A Magic Life

How to Write a Trilogy (The Jeff VanderMeer Way)

February 5, 2015 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy

I’ve been meaning to read if for the last week, but last night I finally got around to reading this Jeff VanderMeer piece in The Atlantic about writing the Southern Reach trilogy. I’m currently reading the trilogy (I recently wrote about the first book, Annihilation). I’m currently writing a trilogy of my own (I printed […]

Filed Under: authors Tagged With: Southern Reach Trilogy

The Power of Not Giving a Shit (About Social Media and Numbers)

February 4, 2015 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Guy chillin' near the water

I love social media. I love that Twitter serves just as much as a micro news feed for me as it does a way to stay in touch with people. While I’m not much of a fan of Facebook (it’s where I see the most angry politics, Buzzfeed link shares, and photos of kids with […]

Filed Under: Inspiration

What Goes Into A First Draft

February 2, 2015 by Christopher Gronlund 1 Comment

A Magic Life Printout

I didn’t write this past weekend. Well, I didn’t work on the novel-in-progress this past weekend…because I’m calling it a done draft! Sure, there are some rough edges and parts where crude notes like MAKE BETTER! and DESCRIBE MORE SHIT! linger. Some parts — most of the novel, really — is pretty readable (which is […]

Filed Under: Books, Writing Tips Tagged With: A Magic Life

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