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How much do you crave validation as a writer? Is it obsessive? Is it healthy? Is it pathetic? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Do you have a fear with your writing? Does it have anything to do with a non-writing fear? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Is two hours of revising for the day good? Bad? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
"The Girlfriend" is phenomenal. The use of unreliable narration is masterful. Laura is mesmerizingly awful. Daniel is so sweet. So dumb. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
What's an ordinary thing that horrifies you? Would it make a good short story? People that smile too long? Huggers? Fingernails? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
I'm sorry to hear that. Libraries are very beautiful, and I'm glad you are able to go, now. Are there any specific books you have recently checked out?
After a crisis point, do you find your characters change, or are they more likely to shrink? Do you have a philosophy behind this? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
I really hope the horridness of the Internet sends people back to brick and mortar establishments. More book stores. More libraries. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
I love the look and feel of gold. I feel so shitty about it. What are you ashamed of? You should write about it. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Kirk? Picard? Janeway? Shhhh, hush now. Everything will be okay. Daddy Sisko is here. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Am I the only one who couldn't get into The Pitt? So much exposition, so telly. Ham fisted at times. I really didn't think it was very well written.
I can HEAR that exchange. So good. Shame he was on the wrong side of the river.
Benny is easily the most relatable character in The Mummy. He has a job he hates and a really shitty boss.
Oh how I wish you were right. Bigfoot may be fake, but stories of his erotic conquests are very, very real
"Sometimes we remember things, but then we come to realize that we had them all wrong, or that they weren't worth remembering, and then those things straddle the line into the forgotten. Don't worry about it. You can forget, now. They forgot you, too." -Abernathy jfrazierwrites.substack.com
If you can, buy a book. Local, independent, if you can. Get something you'd never get. Learn something you'd never learn. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Remember in school when they taught you how to write a haiku? What a bizarre, fascinating day that was. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
It has been a WHILE, but Abernathy is coming, on or before September 13th. Trust me, it's getting dark. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Is there a genre you could just never reasonably write? Legal thriller? Sweeping coming-of-age epic? Cryptozoological erotica? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
I like them both
That's a good point
RFK Jr's anti-intellectualism is layered in such prolific disdain for qualified, intelligent people, that it's not enough for him to have these beliefs, or to hold deification from the cranks in his quack fiefdoms. We must all bend to his stupidity, and play pretend at his supposed correctness.
Saw a new Heineken beer commercial where a boss catches employees watching a soccer game, but thinks they were working late. Was that AI? Felt like it. If not, my bad. If so, gross. Use real actors. Use real artists. Always.
How many injuries will Novak Djokovic be faking today to remain even remotely competitive with Carlos Alcaraz? #USOpen #Carlos #Djokovic #Alcaraz
Djokovic likes to give the little violin when he crushes opponents the crowd roots for. Here's my little violin for the Novak fans, given early, for the destruction Carlos Alcaraz will be bringing today. 🎻 #USOpen #Carlos #Djokovic #Alcaraz
How has your non-artistic mind helped your writing? Or has it weighed you down? Has it limited you? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Why do people want superpowers? You already have the power of higher reasoning. Flying is so stupid in comparison. Stupid, stupid birds can fly. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Could you write a good Haiku about hand lotion? Like, a genuinely good one? A thought provoking one? Something you're proud of? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #Haiku #Poetry #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
I love watching tennis at the US Open. It's like a party on weekend nights. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
What nerdy thing are you proudest of? Collecting all original 150 pokemon? Watching every episode of Trek? Speaking high elvish fluently? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
What conspiracy theory enrages you the most? Any that are close to home? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
I feel the same way. Just can't get in that head space, sometimes. Sucks.
That's true, but I really hope we're not there (just) yet. The benefit of a party is that one person can go and the party still exists. That's not really the case with Trump. He kind of IS Maga. Maybe I'm just drinking the Hopium, though. God I hope I'm not.
...bad jobs, etc etc. A kind of "Trump was amazing, but when he got sick Vance ruined everything." My hope is that we see approval ratings for Vance that mirror Herbert Hoover levels, and he just doesn't have the stroke to get anything done.
Agree Vance is worse, but popularity is going to figure into some fears from senate/congress. We're not at "who cares we own everything" (.....yet...) A lot of Trump's power comes from people who dug in on Trump years ago and won't dig out. I could easily see Vance being scapegoated for high prices
Did you hear news of anything? Genuinely curious.
If Trump hasn't played golf for a week or so, that is very strange. That isn't hyperbolic at all.
Is there a type of scene you struggle to write? Monologues? Romantic entanglements? Descriptions of time, place, touch? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Watching it for the first time. Coming to the end of season 4. Unreal how good this is. Mind melting.
Tell me a better sci fi show than Star Trek DS9. Don't actually. You can't. That's right. Shut up. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Your day, your life, it's short. What's something you want to do right now? Can you do it? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Are you fortunate enough to be free for the long weekend? Planning to finish any books? I'm going to try to finish Murakami's The City...Walls jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Is there a book or series you are ashamed that you haven't yet read? No judgement. I'll start. Lord of the Rings. Just never did. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Are you impressed with yourself while editing, or disgusted? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Jesus God. He bent at the knees. Wrenched the car door shut before rain totaled it. Rocks – rain but rocks – fired down. Heaven drowned Howie, but Howie floated. Like a cockroach. #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
analysts commenting on how Djokovic speeding up his serve from 2015 proves he's actually improved. Adding more MPHs on the serve often means you desire points to be shorter. Father time waits for no one, not even Novak. #USOpen
For your narrator, write 3-4 anchor words, so that their voice never strays. Which words anchor yours? I'll start Wry Cynical Obsessive Perceptive jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
He has not lied once. The tens of thousands of times prove this.
“So a lot of people say, ‘You know, if that’s the case, I’d rather have a dictator.’” If you voted for him, supported him, or even apathetically did nothing, you helped bring this on.
What's the darkest topic you have written about? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Let's write 2,000+ words together jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Stop being a scrolling dork and write 500 words
He wasn't shot He didn't win He's in the files
very fair point
In a work meeting, but every time I minimize the browser to do fun stuff, my PC slows, so I have to go back to the meeting. It's a new Greek torture. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Watching Love is Blind UK to compare how their trashiest fame hungry ghouls stack up with our trashiest fame hungry ghouls. Neck and neck, currently. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
what don't you miss about it? just curious.
Yes, but who really has who? For me they are my darlings, but to them, I'm just an aggregate of dust in a vast and uncaring universe. Who feeds them.
dying in this meeting....
Time is a flat circle
I really am. Humbled by my ability to accept this pain.
I'll never go to Ohio, ya know? Just won't. Nothing against it. Something I am learning to accept. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
How long until you finish your next WIP? Do you self impose deadlines? If not, why the hell not? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Joe Rogan is more insidious than hard line misogynists. He baits listeners with innocuous long form chats about jiu jitsu and grizzly bears, but trickles in the "men are victimized" secret sauce. His high-minded guests, the lofty discussions, they make his maga apologist garbage more digestible.
Life is meaningless, and isn't that incredible? We have such a profound opportunity to imbue it with meaning. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
What was the last video you watched? Was it worth not writing? Did people throw a ball into a cup? Do a moonwalk? Did someone restore some dumb car? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
You're not a loser. You'll finish your WIP. You're not a loser. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Why are you scrolling and not writing you pathetic word slut? (that was mostly for me but feel free to use it.) jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Drop is a fun movie. It's kind of dumb, kind of absurd, but it passes the fun test. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
I'll nail the solitude thing
Converting my garage to a cool hangout so I can still not have friends but really, really feel it. hard. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
I want to form a modern Loser's Club but it's just adults who thinks pretty much everyone is a clown. Any takers? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Play more chess. Think for yourself. Be wrong. Being wrong is so fun and sexy. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Trump called Obama "sedatious," which is a perfectly cromulent word
Is it possible to live in Wisconsin and be cool? Or do you naturally just hey there now dontcha know gotta clean the gutters again jeez... jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Who ISN'T afraid of snakes? Who sees that slithering unreality dragon hiss and sidewind and is just like, yeah, I feel MORE comfortable with that around.
What are you worried about, right now? Do you write about it? If not, why not? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Are your protagonists brave, strong, daring? Are they meek, anxious, pathetic? What draws you to the type of protagonist you so often write about? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
There are so many clocks in our lives, and they so often tick down. Was boredom such a contemptable enemy?
How does your pathetic doom-scrolling inform your pathetic writer's block? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Isn't everyone excited for when AI replaces all white collar jobs and we all have to work in fulfillment centers greasing up the robot parts and the people with the smallest hands will get an extra $2 per hour?
Very good advice
Good point
Is it bad if you're successful actor but you get typecast as a weirdo creep? Like, everyone says "you look like a creep" so that's just what you play? And then, if you get really successful, your face starts actually informing the culture of what a creep SHOULD look like?
If you made me give up either diet coke or french fries the joke's on you because I can always jump into a fire ant pit. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
2005's Red Eye is an amazing garbage trash thriller of the highest order. Plus, Brian Cox.
self medication i choose you!
Substack is where everyone is kind of going
Are you afraid of sharing your writing with people? Why do you think that is? Do you think you're not good enough? That you're a hack? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Do you ever feel guilty writing too much? Like you are ignoring other parts of you life? How do you cope? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
The MAGA Trump nuts melting down on Epstein is hilarious. Like watching people realize - in real time - that there's no such thing as deep state Santa Claus.
Get to work on your writing. Or admit a personal failing. Up to you. I can't whistle. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Are you a loser? Are you a failure? Are people disappointed in you? Wouldn't it be exciting to say yes? jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Can you write for three straight hours? Be honest. frazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Nice!
Starting is pain
glad I could help
People who talk too much also drown kittens. I assume.
Can you call yourself a writer if you're wasting time reading posts like these? C'mon, you silly dork. Stop scrolling. Write 5 sentences. jfrazierwrites.substack.com #writing #art #writesky #booksky #books #reading #poetry #amwriting #novel #amreading #amwriting #editing #revising
Trump is now yelling at his own supporters, and they will keep coming back to him, even after the Epstein stuff. So many of these sad voters are just complete bootlickers, trapped in his stupid cult of personality.