Archive for the ‘The Ramble’ Category

  • In Which You Interview Me, Part One

    In Which You Interview Me, Part One

    May 24th, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 6 Comments

    It’s high time to finally answer the 80+ questions you crazy people asked me way back when. I may shorten some of your questions or correct your typos/spelling errors because I am an ass. Accept it. I will answer a chunkful of these at a time. Let us begin. “I really liked Double Dead. Any [...]

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  • Hive-Mind Me Some Toddler Books

    Hive-Mind Me Some Toddler Books

    May 23rd, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 94 Comments

    The tiny human is now one, and he’s also now enamored of books. He has recently become addicted to Goodnight, Gorilla, which is cute as all get-out. The other day on Twitter, when I mentioned his newfound adoration of this book and many others (and also his abject disdain for Goodnight, Moon), many folks chimed [...]

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  • 25 Reasons You Should Quit Writing

    25 Reasons You Should Quit Writing

    May 22nd, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 48 Comments

    Time for my annual, “Nope, you shouldn’t be writing, quit now, run away, go on, shoo” post. This time, in the form of the “25 things” lists that all you crazy cats and kittens seem to love so much. 1. It’s Really Hard OMG YOU GUYS. Writing? It’s hard. It’s like, you have to sit [...]

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  • Revisiting The Fevered Egos Of Self-Publishing

    Revisiting The Fevered Egos Of Self-Publishing

    May 21st, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 74 Comments

    First, go read this: “The Man Who Thought He Was King.” About a self-published author who gets kind of… well, crazy? Uppity? I don’t know. I’m not even sure what he’s pissed about, honestly. Read it? Done? Cool. One of the biggest things holding self-publishing back is the attitude of some — not all, not [...]

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  • Transmissions From Toddlertown: The First Year

    Transmissions From Toddlertown: The First Year

    May 20th, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 37 Comments

    It’s been an awesome year in the truest sense of the word. Just as he’s different than from when he emerged into this world, I’m different from when he emerged. IEverything has changed and it has changed for the better. As Jonathan Coulton sings, “You ruined everything — in the nicest way.”

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