Monkey With a Typewriter

"...Look at me. I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty." - Groucho Marx in Monkey Business, 1931

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Here is a list of writing prompts to keep you occupied while I’m in the process of moving:

1. You’re trapped on a desert island and your pants are on fire.
2. Okay, this isn’t going to be one of those lists, really. I’m in the middle of moving to a newer, larger, cheaper apartment, so this is about all of the energy you get out of me today. But here’s the good news: in the next couple of weeks, I’ll be settled in (hopefully) and churning out lots more good stuff for you. There’s a new novel in the works, and a screenplay, and lots of stuff.
3. Robert Blake was found innocent today. You want a writing prompt? Try captioning this photo.

4. Someday I will be in a position to be consistently, spontaneously witty. I have made some very good jokes at work lately, to some very unappreciative audiences. So why do I bother telling them?
5. In a strange way, these are writing prompts after all. Except this last one. There’s nothing you can do to make it a writing prompt. Oops, wait. There is now.

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Saturday, March 12, 2005

Keep an eye on things here...
I think it's time for another site redesign. Nothing major, just a few tweaks here and there to make getting around easy. I have a few new short story posts coming up in the Lost Angeles section (learn about Los Angeles Laundromats, and I see Dead People...). And as soon as (or if) my life settles down, a couple of new web projects coming up. Fun fun fun.
Today, I truly feel like a grown up citizen. I got a jury summons in the mail. Which means a day away from the office spent sitting in a tiny room downtown reading a book, most likely to be told I won't be needed. T-minus two weeks until our new apartment...
Other than that, I'm just waiting for a few more free moments to get some script and book things together. I'm hoping to be able to report news here soon (Positive or negative) but I don't want to jinx anything. Hold your breath!

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