Welcome to your Friday Morning FYI – my chance to share observations/wisdom/rants in short, easily consumed form.
This week’s FYI in about dealing drugs (OK, not really):
If people are constantly calling/texting/visiting you, you’re doing life right. Or you’re a drug dealer.
Don’t be a drug dealer.
Thanks for reading,
{RDj}
If you’re not familiar, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) takes place in November (because screw turkey and family arguments), and is an occasion for you to do your darn’dest to crank out a 50,000 word novel between Halloween and December 1. I completed my first attempt in 2014, motivated by insanity and a desire to have the stupid badge on my blog. Thinking back on it, I get the shakes. It was awful. Torturous. Physical and mental anguish.
And you should do it.
I have the privilege to know several brilliant people who, for some reason, value my opinion and ask me to read and comment on their manuscripts. The problem with that is when I’m caught-up in my own nonsense, I can be an Omega Level a-hole. So, to remind myself and anyone else in that position to not-be an ineffective and potentially damaging reader, I’ve put together a list of guidelines to keep in mind. (Note: I’m writing this at 2:37AM, so if I ramble, there’s your reason).
Continue reading “On being a helpful reader and not an a-hole”
Welcome to your Friday Morning FYI – my chance to share observations/wisdom/rants in short, easily consumed form.
This week’s FYI in about understanding how what you put out into the universe comes back to you:
If you’re interesting or project being interesting, you can’t really complain when others demonstrate interest.
Unless they’re a stalker. Then complain all you want.
Thanks for reading,
{RDj}
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