
Lock a thousand chimps in a room for a thousand hours and eventually they’ll produce an error free copy of Hamlet. Two thousand hours and they’ll start a blog.
When Bookshelf Q. Battler isn’t busy battling his books, he’s bombarded by the bombastic blurbs that burrow their way into his bulbous brain.
(Try saying that three times fast.)
A cornucopia of BQB’s writings about writing:
Why Self or Traditionally Publish is a Dumb Question – Are book deals growing on trees? No? Then why do you think you have a choice?
Twelve Stages of Writing Denial – Hate your work, then rekindle the flame only to have it die again.
Limits on Our Language – Examples from Fast and Furious 7 – BQB discusses writing relative to a blockbuster action movie with ridiculously fabulous car chases and explosions.
I Hate Apple Spellchecker with the Passion of a Thousand Red Hot Fiery Suns – or How the Machines Correct Us Today and Enslave Us Tomorrow
Ann and John – An ongoing series of posts in which a detective duo hunt stranglers and explore writing topics along the way:
Ann and John – Use of Copyrights and Trademarked Products in Your Works
Ann and John: When the F$%k Should Your Characters Swear?
Ann and John: How Much Tech Explanation Do You Really Want?
Ann and John: Accents/Languages – When Your Characters Aren’t Native English Speakers
Typing chimpanzee image courtesy of a shutterstock.com license.
I love the concept of this page! Very cool.
Thanks. I might change the chimp’s name but other than that yes, occasionally semi-serious writing discussions occur around here.