Professor Beej

Every so often, I get into my head that I need a Ph.D.  Right now, I not only think that I need one, but that I actively want it as well. Not having a Ph.D. in this profession is like going to a Star Trek convention without a clearly outlined Kirk vs. Picard argument.  It’s [...]

These past few weeks have been crazy.  Things are finally settling back down, and I hope to be able to get back to a regular blogging schedule sometime soon.  One of the last details that needs to be finalized within a few days are the reading lists on my syllabi.  For the most part, they’re [...]

I recently said that I’ve never had writer’s block, which is true.  I have never stalled out while writing, having no clear idea where to go next.  I have, however, been pulled in so many different directions that simply settling on one project felt impossible. I call what happens to me Idea ADD.  My attention [...]

I was on Twitter this weekend, and I noticed that Roger Ebert was posting an awful lot of anti-ebook messages.  Well, they weren’t exactly anti-ebook, but they were very passive aggressive in how they pointed out all the positive aspects of literature and books that can’t be conveyed via ebooks. The funny thing is, everything [...]

I have never experienced writer’s block.  I’ve never just stalled out, not knowing what to write, not knowing what comes next.  I’ve never looked at the last words I’ve written and wondered where they would lead. But a lot of writers do.  A lot of writers fear not only the blank page, but the full [...]