CategoryOn Writing

Why Bother? (Pt. 2)

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, On Writing

7 Min Read

As a reformed shithead, I constantly feel pushed to try to awaken other shitheads to the reality that there’s a better way to be. And as a reformed shithead, I have to constantly remind myself just how useless that was when my head was fully up my own ass. I couldn’t hear anyone while I was way up in there. Or, rather, I could hear them talking, but I never really listened. I was...

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Why Bother?

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, Marlowe Kana, On Writing

12 Min Read

Six months ago, I quit a perfectly decent well-paying job at one of the “Big Four” firms in America to write cyberpunk fiction novels.  And there’s not a day that goes by where I don’t ask myself “Why do I even fucking bother?” This morning, I decided to try to figure that out, because honestly, it’s driving me a bit mad. Let me unpack the situation a...

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Marlowe Kana Volume 4 Manuscript is Done…

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, Marlowe Kana, On Writing

5 Min Read

“How do you feel?” I think it’s instinctual for people to ask that question when you tell them you’ve just finished a big project. And I’ve been asked it a dozen or so times since I put the last period on the last sentence of the Marlowe Kana Volume 4 manuscript. And in every single iteration, I’ve answered the same way: “Good. TIRED. Relieved.”...

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I’m Not Content With Just Making #Content

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, On Writing

13 Min Read

Come for the #Content and GIFs, stay for the rambling

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That Weird Moment When You Realize What You Must Do

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, Notes to Self, On Writing

3 Min Read

Hi. I'm Joe, and I'm trying. With any luck and a shitton of resolve, I'll end up doing. 

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On Writing, Aside #1: The Difference Between Aspirations and Goals 

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, On Writing

8 Min Read

It's easy -- even tempting -- to confuse them, but they couldn't be more different (A quick aside from the On Writing series)

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On Writing, Pt. 6: “Flow” (or, The Actual Writing Part Of Writing A Novel)

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, On Writing

14 Min Read

No, not THAT Flo. This is the state of being inside the writing. It's hard to get into, but what you get out of it is more rewarding than anything else ever.

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On Writing, Pt. 5: Getting Unblocked

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, On Writing

4 Min Read

There are many authors who will tell you writer’s block is a fabrication. They (meaning Stephen King) will tell you that the amateur waits for inspiration, while the professional gets to work. They (meaning Todd Henry) will glibly say “I only write when I’m motivated too. I just happened to be motivated every day at 8am.” They argue on forums and bicker in writer’s groups and oh my...

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On Writing, Pt. 4: You Know It When You Read It

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, Marlowe Kana, On Writing

7 Min Read

Last night, I wrote something that made me ugly cry. And that's how I knew it was right. 

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On Writing, Part 2: Why I Deleted An Entire Book And Started Over

By Joe Peacock

In Blog, On Writing

5 Min Read

When something's done, let it be done and move on -- but don't call anything done until you know it's the best you can do. 

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