Comments on: More meta than the average book http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/03/26/more-meta-than-the-average-book/ Random stuff from David and John Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:20:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mom http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/03/26/more-meta-than-the-average-book/#comment-59 Mom Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:05:04 +0000 http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/03/26/more-meta-than-the-average-book/#comment-59 Great writing, John! Please DO continue to write! I've always known you have it in you - I hope you will do better than I in at least completing some written pieces - I am still trying to do that. And, David, you have it in you, too, so I hope you both will carry on the literary genes from your grandad and your great poet ancestor - William Cullen Bryant! Great writing, John! Please DO continue to write! I’ve always known you have it in you - I hope you will do better than I in at least completing some written pieces - I am still trying to do that. And, David, you have it in you, too, so I hope you both will carry on the literary genes from your grandad and your great poet ancestor - William Cullen Bryant!

]]> By: John http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/03/26/more-meta-than-the-average-book/#comment-56 John Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:38:58 +0000 http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/03/26/more-meta-than-the-average-book/#comment-56 I do have some ideas bouncing around in my head, and the fact that this country seems full of stationary is making it easier to jot ideas down. I swear I've got a billion snippets squirrled away on papers and notepads here and there. I do aim to finish this book first though, ideally by tonight or tomorrow at the latest. Following that, I've got some things to prepare and mail out. So that leaves me with a decent week's worth of break to accomplish something. I can't aim too high in the meantime, but I imagine I could finish and revise a decently long piece. How did that panel go, anyway? I'm assuming you've already had it? I didn't actually know when that convention was, so I thought it was still a ways away. I do have some ideas bouncing around in my head, and the fact that this country seems full of stationary is making it easier to jot ideas down. I swear I’ve got a billion snippets squirrled away on papers and notepads here and there.

I do aim to finish this book first though, ideally by tonight or tomorrow at the latest. Following that, I’ve got some things to prepare and mail out. So that leaves me with a decent week’s worth of break to accomplish something. I can’t aim too high in the meantime, but I imagine I could finish and revise a decently long piece.

How did that panel go, anyway? I’m assuming you’ve already had it? I didn’t actually know when that convention was, so I thought it was still a ways away.

]]> By: David http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/03/26/more-meta-than-the-average-book/#comment-55 David Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:30:17 +0000 http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/03/26/more-meta-than-the-average-book/#comment-55 You should use your school break to *complete* some writing. Most of the time, the reason I don't finish my side projects is because I'm afraid that the final result won't live up to the vision. But finishing something of any measurable quality is a huge reward in itself (not to mention infinitely better than finishing nothing at all). A case in point was the Anime Boston panel: although I'm certain I could have made my presentation better by investing more time, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Mostly, I'm just proud that I completed something outside of the office for a change. You should use your school break to *complete* some writing. Most of the time, the reason I don’t finish my side projects is because I’m afraid that the final result won’t live up to the vision. But finishing something of any measurable quality is a huge reward in itself (not to mention infinitely better than finishing nothing at all).

A case in point was the Anime Boston panel: although I’m certain I could have made my presentation better by investing more time, I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out. Mostly, I’m just proud that I completed something outside of the office for a change.

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