2010-11-01

Obsessed - I haven't known anything other than a seven day work week for some time. Holidays - what are those? I push while I'm motivated.

2010-11-02

It isn't about being introverted, selfish, or standoffish. It's about being focused. I never wanted this to be viewed as a competition.

2010-11-03

imagines that it can be hard to understand the last part, but it's like comparing the need to breathe with the need for a heart to beat.

2010-11-04

Each works better in tandem. This consensus is, itself, the compromise. Creativity can be turned off, but I'm doubting that it should be.

2010-11-05

is deeply respectful of his past creations but realizes that his creative evolution must also encompass a push in the present to innovate.

2010-11-06

This ability to create was not limited to my past, although a deep collection of ideas existed there. Branching out will net me even more.

2010-11-07

And not just in creating new series either - existing ones will see interesting, new story lines. For me, starting from scratch was easier.

2010-11-08

Continuing was always trickier because I needed to figure out a way to increase my oldest series' longevity without tarnishing its legacy.

2010-11-09

The part about that which isn't terrifying actually excites me about its prospects. I often forget how long I've lived off of old angles.

2010-11-10

If my head isn't in it, it doesn't matter where my heart is. There's no creating great product without first creating the right atmosphere.

2010-11-11

My bedroom floor and bed; the dining room table, den, bathrooms, random chairs, family room; an entirely different state - it's all good.

2010-11-12

Do I write in silence or with a soundtrack of rap, metal, or classical to sync my brain waves? It all depends on the scene and my mood.

2010-11-13

From darkness behind closed blinds, brightness with the drapes wide-open, under a gentle rain, or defiantly in the face of snow - I write.

2010-11-14

Or type, rather. Or take a break and talk about writing. Or stand up and walk around while thinking about writing. Ha, 'write' or wrong..

2010-11-15

To think, this all started with a 30+ page book called "My Football Career" from twenty-five years ago. I see its remnants in my writing.

2010-11-16

Those are the only items which I can see because I don't know what happened to the rest! Maybe a teacher kept it, or it's in my closet.

2010-11-17

Misplacing that and losing all but one page of "The Original SpaceStation Colt Play" caused me to hoard nearly everything else I've written.

2010-11-18

Some collaborations are just missing, but for the most part, the majority of my classic, solo library has been preserved. It's precious.

2010-11-19

As for "My Football Career", I'll probably have to rework it to honor the piece in the way that I did "The Original SpaceStation Colt Play".

2010-11-20

writes because he can't draw, however his backstory goes much deeper than that. He made a living off of prose, but poetry propelled him.

2010-11-21

My earliest rap albums had lyrics which were written with a rhyming free verse, but I soon took a genuine liking to the 24 bar structure.

2010-11-22

Regardless of the structure, my stream of consciousness writing style evolved from and is credited to my stream of consciousness rap style.

2010-11-23

grew up on old Chicago House, learned arrangement from playing Viola, loved late eighties Rap, and kept an open ear for other music styles.

2010-11-24

This exposure to a variety of music reminds me of when I was reading a little bit of everything in order to discover my writing niche.

2010-11-25

Rap gets a bad rap, so let's do math: My albums "aXice of evILL" and "Recondite Soul" had 14,000+ and 17,000+ words of lyrics respectively.

2010-11-26

The lyrics from just one of those albums is longer than this book! That's astonishing, but it speaks to the validity of rap as an art form.

2010-11-27

The poetry of lyricism spans many if not all musical genres. My theory is that the genre is merely a delivery method - meanings translate.

2010-11-28

Many masters of words are poets at heart when it comes to their lyrics. Sure, some songs are for fun, but others take years to figure out.

2010-11-29

It's the cadence of the structure which I love. Poetry (and ultimately music) helped me to better plan out my prose - logical and concise.

2010-11-30

Before most people even knew that I wrote novels, they'd heard my music. I'm not done with making albums by any stretch of the imagination.