[A Pleasurable Headache] What is that large, ominous cupboard sitting directly on top of the toilet?
Just the links this time around too I'm afraid.
Links
Surviving a Decade as a Full-time Author No One Has Heard Of
<https://litreactor.com/columns/surviving-a-decade-as-a-fulltime-author-no-one-has-heard-of>
Author Jay Wilburn lays down some tips for 'writing in the trenches', utilising his knowledge of a decade's worth of work to do so.
Jay's output is always interesting and he has even used Twitch in a unique fashion, writing, editing, etc. to a live audience. It's a very candid look beyond the curtain and at the process itself.
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London Rental Opportunity of the Week
<https://www.vice.com/en/topic/london-rental-opportunity-of-the-week>
Joel Golby's column at Vice has been running for a few years now, but I only really found about it in the last few weeks. It is a very funny, albeit terrifying, look at what passes for 'living conditions' in our nation's capital. It also further espouses the theory that landlords are actually demons who grow powerful when inflicting misery on others. I mean who puts a toilet there?
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What if you're already on top of things?
<https://www.oliverburkeman.com/donelist>
Following on from the Wired piece I linked to last time around about the utility of To Do lists in the modern age, Oliver Burkeman here makes the case for having a 'done' list. I'd argue that quite a few programs include this as a default option but do not surface it well in the UI. Most choose to make tasks done invisible. Of course, an analogue system, automatically shows us what we've achieved by default. Unless you throw your lists away, I guess.
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“Rewilding Your Attention”
<https://clivethompson.medium.com/rewilding-your-attention-d518ede18855>
Speaking of that wired piece from last week, here is it's author, Clive Thompson, on seeking out the nice online as an antidote to the corporate algorithm-led suggestions.
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Little Earthquakes: The Descent (Neil Marshall, 2005)
<https://jude-doyle.ghost.io/little-earthquakes-the-descent/>
I really enjoy Jude Doyle's writing. Their book Dirty Blondes and Bad Mothers is a fantastic deep dive on gender in horror and other speculative genres. Their newsletter is equally great, and the recent entry on Neil Marshall's The Descent is a good example of what Doyle does best.
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how to be a creative and good writer (its very hard)
<https://docseuss.medium.com/how-to-be-a-creative-and-good-writer-its-very-hard-744031b4ab67>
Another week, another Doc Burford link/long read. This one is an in depth look at writing, craft, cause and effect in scenes and the nature of conflict.
SimCity wasn’t built for the climate crisis. These games are.
<https://www.wired.co.uk/article/climate-crisis-city-building-games>
An interesting Wired piece that looks at the video game genre of 'city builders' and their response to climate change and the refugee crisis (current and future). These games are addressing the crisis in various ways, incorporating events and dilemmas we are facing (or will face) into their gameplay.
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My Stoicism Journey as an Autistic Individual
<https://ajtanksley96.medium.com/my-stoicism-journey-as-an-autistic-individual-1615141a411>
Anna Joy Tanksley's journey with Stoicism through the prism of Autism. Via Dave Press' newsletter.
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Right, I'm off to bask in the dying embers of summer. See you in two!