It's almost trick-or-treat time, but you can save your tricks. I got a whole newlsetter full of treats here. So... this one's going to be a little different. GREETINGS, STORY LOVERS! Fáilte! Oíche Shamhna Shona! (Fahlcheh! EE HOWnah shOHna!) Welcome! Happy Halloween! FIRST OFF:
"Let's go scare some demons." - Gallowglas, from Halloween Jack and the Devil's Gate “I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L.M. Montgomery Failte, a lucht leanúna na scéalta! Welcome, story lovers! Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh go
“Sometimes an admirer spends more talent extolling a work than the author did in creating it.” ― Jean Rostand "The Gallowglas Army isn't the biggest fandom, but they are rabid, loyal, and mine. In many ways, they are more essential to 'Gallowglas' than I am. I
"We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn't a stronger connection between people than storytelling." - Jimmy Neil Smith Greetings, story lovers! As the title says... this one will be short and sweet. I wanted to let you know about a
"In hundreds of different ways, the world will ask you: Why bother creating? And, you may find yourself leaning into the negative of that question. Yeah, why bother? You'll follow it with a bunch of justifications as to why you should do other things rather than create.
"Nihilism and Absurdity are the spectrum of how we choose to exist in an ultimately senseless universe. If I must choose between wallowing in Nihilism or dancing in Absurdity... I'll choose dancing every time." - Gallowglas “Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I
"Learning to make art is learning how to be human." - Gallowglas, from Dead Weight "If Man is ever to solve the problem of politics in practice, he must approach it through the Aesthetic, because it is only through Beauty that Man makes his way to Freedom."
"Being immortal does not necessarily grant patience." - Gallowglas, from The Sharpened Edge of Fate "Above all, don't lie to yourself." - Russell Geoffrey Banks Upcoming schedule: June 30 - Write Right Now livestream, Finale - Twitch July 9-12 - Summer Writing Retreat - Roseville, CA & Zoom. July
"Perfect is the enemy of good. Good is the enemy of finished." - Gallowglas "No matter where you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Bonzai Greetings, story lovers! Upcoming schedule: June 23: Write Right Now Livestream - Twitch June 26 - Final Friday R&R - Zoom June 27 - Reading
GREETINGS STORY LOVERS "It's a marathon, not a sprint." - Gallowglas In the midst of many changes and upheavals in both my personal and professional life, it's dawned on me that I've neglected this newsletter far too much for far too long. I&
Perchance to Dream I'm re-exploring an old story that felt bigger than its earlier draft. Perchance to Dream is for subscribers to this email and all members of my Patreon. The first chapter is open for everyone to read. After that, you have to sign up here
It's Gallowmass Eve! Are you prepared for all the Shenanigans of the 13 Days of Gallowmass? Ready for amazing gifts and giveaways? We shall see. Starting tomorrow, I've got all kinds of events planned, both in-person and virtual. I hope you'll join me.