The GET TO WORK HURLEY podcast is a monthly rant about the hustle of making a living as a writer of All of the Things. You can support this podcast each month as a Patron or make a one-time donation. EPISODE TWENTY THREE: Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher) joins us for questions from Twitter and a game of “Name of …
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The GET TO WORK HURLEY podcast is a monthly rant about the hustle of making a living as a writer of All of the Things. You can support this podcast each month as a Patron or make a one-time donation. EPISODE TWENTY TWO: Gardening, recognizing and dealing with burnout as a creator, the non-stop growth mindset, books and tv shows, …
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I’ve lived in Dayton, Ohio since 2007. Elections are, understandably, a big deal here. It’s a swing state. The divide here is sharp, and fairly stereotypical. I live very near downtown, where you are highly unlikely to see a sign up for the Republican candidate. We live in a traditionally black neighborhood, and Dayton itself is …
Six years ago, my spouse and I bought a house in a neighborhood that had recently undergone some massive reconstruction. The old neighborhood had such a bad reputation locally that it took several years for my spouse to get his friends to actually agree to come over to the house for game days because they …
Urban Homesteading: Building a Forest in Downtown Read More »
I hadn’t been to Europe in over ten years, so I was about due. Trips of this length have their drawbacks – costs being one, and exhaustion over the sheer logistics to get there being another. I’m pretty introverted, so navigating the astonishing mob of people en route to other places can be a nightmare. …
Surviving an Extroverted World, Pondering the Soft Apocalypse Read More »
Have gotten more done on new book in three days than I have in four weeks, which I suppose is the sign of any good writing retreat. I’m somewhere in North Carolina, enjoying very Pacific-Northwest-like weather. I also have limited access to wi-fi (mostly self-monitored, but the wi-fi really is kinda spotty), hence the radio …
Yes, yes, so I am behind on posting here. So chop my head off. However, there has been no lack of posting in other venues. Check it out: . . . . . . Amazon Book Blog . Bring Me Your Heroes: Why Anti-Heroes Rock Fortune And Glory: Why I Won’t Be Quitting My Day …
Yes, I am Writing.. In a Crap-ton of Other Places Read More »
There are worse ways to spend a Saturday…
The local Books & Co. had several Nooks on display the other day. I’ve resisted e-readers for lots of reasons, but mostly because of Amazon’s weird “You bought it but we can take it away” thing. If I download a book, I want to download it like a PDF. A file that’s mine. No DRM. …
What’s On Your Bookshelf: Why I’m Still Holding Out On Buying an E-Reader Read More »
I lost my last job because of the banking crisis, but despite that week of terror, I’ve been largely shielded from the recession. I was beyond lucky to get offered a job after being unemployed a week. Health insurance freak-outs subsided soon after. All around Dayton, stimulus money has inspired tons of construction projects. There …