http://jrbuckley.com/blog Thoughts of a Starving Writer Sun, 17 May 2009 06:12:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm trying to get my apartment cleaned/tidied in preparation for a move, and in that cleaning, tidying and preparation I came across several fortune cookie fortunes that for some reason I've never thrown away.  Maybe I'm saving them to help my friend Jeremy with his book of fortune cookie fortunes.  ... http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=20 Six weeks before the planes hit, I stood atop the North Tower. I remember the amazing view of the city, and eerily, I remember seeing a plane fly over the harbor below. I remember thinking, "Wow, I'm looking down on a plane." A month and a half later, both towers ... http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=19 I work in customer service, and if you ever have a desire to see the ugly side of humanity, I highly recommend a job in this field. I don't get to witness mass genocide or death by starvation, but I have regular contact with people who think that retail injustice, ... http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=17 Between life in general and the continuing influx of story ideas, I don't know how I'm ever going to get this book done. I'm excited about my latest idea, which deals with dreams and how real they can seem sometimes. Maybe I'll turn that into a short story ... http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=16 I just started listening to Christmas music tonight for the first time this year. In years past I would have been playing this sort of stuff for a month or so already, but not anymore. As time passes I'm becoming sort of a cross between Ebenezer Scrooge and ... http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=13 I'm currently on the road with my old pal Ari Hest; I was able to take off work for a few days to help him out on tour for a few nights. Yesterday was a day off, and I spent the vast majority of it in a hotel room ... http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=12 This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=10 Writing a book is hard work. Especially when you have a full-time job. Especially when that full-time job is second shift. I'm trying to work my way through Chapter Four little by little. The few people who have read the first three chapters want to see more, and ... http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=9 I've always been a writer. When I was a kid I kept irregular journals and concocted weird stories inspired by wild animals, monsters, video game characters and drunk hillbillies. A couple of years ago, as I was washing dishes, I got the idea for my current work-in-progress. I need to finish ... http://jrbuckley.com/blog/?p=8