Monthly Archives: November 2006

I don’t know who’s behind Electric Storytime (the site provides no clues) but I love these short send-ups of literary fiction. For the cocktail lounge regret scene, try “A Time to Meow.”

My previous post hinted at the possible advantages of writing in a positive rather than negative vein. But sometimes negative is the only way to go. And no one can sound more positive when he’s being negative than Chicago Sun-Times … Continue reading →

The late Stephanie Feeney, founder of the Northwest Gardeners’ Resource Directory, was a superb writer and public speaker. I remember hearing her talk about English gardens at the Northwest Garden Show at a time when I was considering writing a … Continue reading →

Deborah Ng of Writers Row, who compiles an excellent listing of freelance writing jobs and has been a perennial resource for the online writing community, passed along the blogging meme “Five things you didn’t know about me.” I’ve adapted it … Continue reading →

While podcasting leaves me cold, I’m increasingly enthusiastic about photoblogging. Doug Plummer’s Daily photo can be breathtaking, and I’m a big fan of New York’s The Sartorialist. If you have time, the extensive reader comments at The Sartorialist can be … Continue reading →

One of the highlights of Mind Camp was the “paper airplane” exercise Thomas Schmitz used in his session on generating new ideas. Each person took letter-size sheet of paper, wrote down a product idea, turned the sheet into a paper … Continue reading →

Turns out there was an undercover videographer at Mind Camp 3.0 who has taken her shocking discoveries public. Now the whole world will know what we were really up to.

The two-day Mind Camp has a trajectory similar to what I’ve experienced at dance camp weekends: Initial energy, meeting lots of people, a great session, a mediocre session where your energy slips, a chance hallway meeting of a fascinating group, … Continue reading →

Nintendo is here with new game to try out: