Focus
So Bobby (or was it Greg? Marsha?) recently shattered my focus into a million pieces, and all of the bunch have put a lot of effort into covering up for him. The laughtrack loved it, but really — it’s time to sweep up the pieces and glue things back together. Here’s the plan:
`Finish writing 3rd Dirk Moonfire novella.
`Edit Dirk Moonfire Podiobook for release.
`Finish Spherical Tomi 2.
`Maintain weekly Deadpan Output.
`Remove tarp from self-promotion machine. I need to start branching out and selling myself and my writing again. The Dragon Page/Deadpan audience is the best fanbase in the world, but I need to start expanding, connecting with others.
`Maintain Focus — with less yodeling (OK, who got that?).
May 19th, 2006 at 10:46 am
Got it! Youre fucked.
May 19th, 2006 at 10:48 am
Ok, fucked was the wrong word.
Inspiring. Yep, thats it.
Youre inspiring.
May 19th, 2006 at 10:51 am
OOOO. If everyone brought a new person to the deadpan. Jack would have even more non-paying fans who are juat as broke as he is…
May 19th, 2006 at 11:37 am
Is Alvie really the Energizer Bunny from hell? Dude wherever do you get the energy? You must have one of those synaptic modems bypassing keyboard.
Jack M-Disappointed that alice wasn’t in your analogy. I liked the Partridge Family better, better drugs and Susan was a guaranteed lay.
PS-Now you owe me $5 for these peals of wisdom-you really in a world of hurt now.
May 19th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Jack M. how big is your forehead it seems to go on and on.
May 19th, 2006 at 3:43 pm
See Jack, and I thought I was hallucinating or something.
May 19th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
Damn it’s a universe by itself.
May 19th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
Hey Joseph. Go Glick yourself
And ok, ok - I think I’ve heard enough about that header. I think we’ll switch back to the original.
May 19th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
I’m voting for ST2 to be done first. And hey, be like Mur and post your word count weekly so we can harrass you into finishing it (or anything else).
BTW, you rock Jack! You really do. Despite what Alvie says about you when you’re not looking.
May 19th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
Jack-don’t you dare change that header. When I stand on my head and look at it I can hear all of these cool “Beatles songs” playing backwards, but I kind of do get the urge to go and shoot people that “blink” around me.
May 19th, 2006 at 4:28 pm
Dude-I got it. Rent that bad boy out for advertising space. Look cool with a “Go Daddy” slapped up there.
May 19th, 2006 at 4:35 pm
And Glick you too, Mark.
Thing is, JR, I just had to excise 20,000 words from my latest Dirk Moonfire mss. It was painful, but necessary…. So — a word count meter there would have been deceptive.
May 19th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
Mark I totally agree… Damn it’s so distracting that header it’s like a bad train wreck….I cant look away.
May 19th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
No Glick you and JR-pair of writing geeks! I’ll give you a word count-throw my Pictionary game on the floor and make you pick it up. Glick that David Cronenberg forehead mother f…..
May 19th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
Yo JR, you see this trash-talkin’?
I think we can take ‘em.
Tim designed that header; he might also want to jump in defend his work.
Incidentally, my author friend Adrienne Jones (another writing geek — read her stuff) said, “Jack, the top of your head in that picture looks weirdly like Jeff Bridges DJ character in The Fisher King. Which I think was called Jack?”
May 19th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
Wow-now just hold the phone here Willis! I happen to like the HEADER, I feel the ‘caps”are necessary since it’s very distinctive. I had assumed Tim did HEADER in this way to make it more “Sci-Fi” friendly?
I think you are confusing Fisher King with the Big Lebowski. I bet you look killer in bowling shirt with that dome.
May 19th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Hey I like head too!!
May 19th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
er. head-er. sorry.
Dont you be starting shite Mr. Murdock! Im like a bike wit no seat - I rip yo ass up!!!
Holla!!!!
May 19th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
Back with the gay stuff. alot of closets here
May 19th, 2006 at 6:19 pm
What the fuck was gay in any of that? You trying to smell your own kind?
Not that theres anything wrong with that…
May 19th, 2006 at 7:06 pm
Alvie-I’m in heat over here. Can you help me?
May 19th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Gee, Alvie has turned gay on all the blogs today. Hmmm…
At least Mark made it easy by tossing out a pictionary game. I thought he was gonna toss scrabble at us. But yeah, we can take ‘em. Raining Show Gun made in Tiwan.Pfft. Who’s scared of guns made in Tiwan?
May 19th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
That’s show gum JR now blow me a bubble.
May 19th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
HOW IN THE GOD DAMN JESUS CHRIST PISS FUCK SATAN SHIT DEATH RAY MUTHERFUCKER HAVE I BECOME GAY TODAY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?! EXPLAIN EXPLAIN EXPLAIN.
Not that theres anything wrong with that…
Im sorry for the rant Jack.
My head hurts. Its time for a bush 2fer.
May 19th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
Me thinks that’s because of your reputation as a pirate ship catptain relying on gay and merry semen for sustenance?
May 19th, 2006 at 9:58 pm
A Bush 2fer? You’re going after W. and Sr. ? Alvie, I worry about you.
May 19th, 2006 at 9:59 pm
oh, and Mark, I don’t blow. Sorry. Now if we asked Alvie.. oh, wait, he’s back from his mountain vacation and playing for the home team again…
NOT that there’s anything wrong with playing for the other team mind you.
May 20th, 2006 at 6:12 am
I WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS!?!?!?!?!?
Where the fuck am I during all of this?
May 20th, 2006 at 10:33 am
Alvie-just remember spit down make no babies.