Why the hell, I wonder, do great story ideas hit me when I’m already overworked and stressed and at the end of my rope?
And yet…
Incidentally, I normally fail to make friends when I point out that if you find yourself short of ideas, you are probably a tourist in the wonderful world of writing. If it is undeniable that a writer is one who writes – as opposed to one that talks about writing1 – then it is also true that a writer is one that
- is never short of ideas
- knows what ideas are worth pursuing and what are better filed away for later use
And both skills can be learned, and exercised through time. Leave the muse in her boudoir, to paint her nails.
Case in point… Continue reading
As I mentioned yesterday, I am trying to ramp up my output – and indeed working on AMARNA
Writing about Garr the Cunning (yes, the story is still in the works) was a good opportunity to refresh my caveman pulp readings.
About one year ago I discovered Storium, the collaborative narrative platform, and spent some of my hard-earned cash to get me a one-year subscription.
I am happy to announce that the first… hmm, the first thing branded with the Mana Bros logo is about to hit the shelves.
Now, I jumped at the idea of writing a story about St. Germain because he is one of the first mysterious characters I met as a kid, when I was reading books about mysteries and weirdness. I actually found him in a book I already mentioned in the past, Peter Kolosimo’s Cittadini delle Tenebre, sort of a young man’s primer on the occult, and a really fun book. 
Karavansara 