Becoming a Writer

Hollywood or bust…

DJ Wilson — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:02:07 +0000

They say all aspiring (screen)writers need to be here. Can’t make it anywhere else. Los Angeles. Hollywood. It’s where the pictures are made, kid. So I’m here now. Funny thing is, you’d never know they made movies here if no one told you so. Part of me half expected to step off the plane, trip over …

Gormless

DJ Wilson — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:46:48 +0000

Another favorite word of mine, gormless, is a British informal adjective that means “lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy.” I’m not feeling the intellectual repercussions of this word, but definitely the motivational implications are taking their toll. In fact, most days I simply want to do nothing. If it weren’t cold out, …

Favorite Words

DJ Wilson — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:09:17 +0000

I am perhaps the only person who has an ongoing list of favorite words, but I’d like to think there are others who share my obsession. I underline them in the dictionary, I add them as favorites in my dictionary app, and I even write them on flashcards for spontaneous pop quizzes during the day. …

When You Can’t Write About Something

DJ Wilson — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:11:42 +0000

When you can’t write about something, I guess it’s better to write about nothing. I’m still in a slump, a deep toiling mire. I feel like my brain is stuck on a channel with nothing but snowy fuzz static. The blank page frightens me, or at the very least imparts no reaction at all. In …

I Was Never Good at Rhythm

DJ Wilson — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:35:52 +0000

I can’t keep a beat to save my life. Prime example: I love playing guitar, but if you expect me to keep time, you’re sorely mistaken. I get all over the place, which is why I mainly “noodle” and play alone. After these three weeks away for work, finding a routine has been a failing …

Always on the Fringe

DJ Wilson — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:27:27 +0000

Skirting the edge of things. On the outside looking in. Always almost there. In career, life and opportunities, it’s easy to feel like you’re either one step away or never going to make it. You get the news that another one of your friends had a success. Or, so-and-so, whom you don’t even find likable, …

The Foul Return.

DJ Wilson — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:43:55 +0000

I’ve been away for a few weeks in Austin, TX. My apologies for the lack of updates, I did not have a computer with me and the trip was for business. Granted, I did have my iPhone, so I don’t have much of an excuse. I hope you loyal readers—all three of you—will forgive me. …

Home

DJ Wilson — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:55:56 +0000

There’s something ancient and deeply-rooted in my soul. I like to think that I have left my ghost up one of those hollows, and I’ll never really be able to leave for good until I find it. And I don’t want to look for it, because I might find it and have to leave. —Breece …

Lack of updates

DJ Wilson — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:19:36 +0000

My apologies, dear readers. All twelve of you. I am away. In Austin, TX. I must say, life is good. BBQ, free beer at the hotel, live music at every junction and just plain nice people. So, with all these distractions and the daily logistics, updates will be sparse. Forgive me. Hang in there. I’ll …