3 entries. 410 words.

August, 2011

• John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. 2011-08-11 11:06 AM.
  • Writing
  • everettrenshaw.com
  
  What is the backstory of John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt? Why is his name the same as my name? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Jingleheimer_Schmidt 19 words.

October, 2011

• Perdido Street Station. 2011-10-20 11:53 PM.
  • Books
  • everettrenshaw.com
  
  I just finished Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, which I read because it was supposed to be an example of the “fantasy steampunk” genre, although it turned out to be more in the “Lovecraftian horror” genre. Mieville’s writing is incredibly detailed and imaginative, and he’s pretty creative with his vocabulary, too. In other words, I was using the Kindle’s dictionary feature quite a lot. It wasn’t quite pretentious, but it seemed a tad unnecessary at times. 195 words.

December, 2011

• Post-NaNoWriMo Depression. 2011-12-05 10:41 PM.
  • Writing
  • everettrenshaw.com
  
  I’m suffering from a major case of post-nanowrimo depression right now, which I would assume is pretty similar to post-partum depression. Or drug withdrawals. It’s pretty simple really. The act of creation is so thrilling and stimulating and awesome that when it’s over, there’s nothing left inside but a black empty void of nothingness. For me, it generally manifests as a fervent desire to stare at the walls and feel useless all day. It’s really bad after nanowrimo because a lot of concentrated creative energy is released in a short time, which makes the corresponding crash even worse. 196 words.