Because it gets exhausting having what you love to do being brushed off as a ‘thing’ or a ‘phase’, this is a catalog of all of the things that make writing so amazing and make me wanna keep going. Whether I ‘make it’ or not.Tumblr (3.0; @thewritingthing)http://blog.thewritingthing.com/Ed. Note:This is the text of a speech that ultra Conservative nutjobs thought was an attempt to...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/182846738http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/182846738Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:28:15 -0700A Little PolitickingEducationBarack ObamaSpeechDreamsRust…yep, most of it’s gone.  Now, let’s see if I can remove all of it with this...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/178848646http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/178848646Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:36:00 -0700James BaldwinWriting LessonBooksCharacters1)Make the expected ‘unexpected’ event even more unexpected. 2)Arranging your characters...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/109549009http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/109549009Mon, 18 May 2009 09:31:16 -0700Writing LessonDollhouseFlashbacksJoss WhedonComing up: 5 things I learned about writing from Season 1 of Dollhouse.http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/105475175http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/105475175Sat, 09 May 2009 08:56:00 -0700Heads UpTweetDollhouseWriting LessonHmmmmm…is 9:40 am too early to see the new Star Trek movie?http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104825281http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104825281Thu, 07 May 2009 18:39:00 -0700JJ AbramsJust Askin'MoviesStar TrekTweetIf you love a genre, is it really fair not to offer anything to add to the canon?http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104711699http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104711699Thu, 07 May 2009 13:38:00 -0700CanonGenresJust Askin'TweetRT @johncmayer Find your genuine self-esteem; the belief in yourself that’s not open to...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104690355http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104690355Thu, 07 May 2009 12:38:00 -0700Some AdviceJohn MayerTweetI don’t know if it’s a good sign that I’m at work and just want to go home and...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104654710http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104654710Thu, 07 May 2009 10:38:00 -0700In ProgressStoryWriting ConfessionTweetHow do you know if the central relationship in your manuscript is cliched? Watch The Cougar on...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104471278http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104471278Wed, 06 May 2009 22:37:00 -0700Consider ThisThe CougarWriting TipsTweetClichesOn my head, it was a baaat! - Tyra Banks on ANTMhttp://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104454253http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104454253Wed, 06 May 2009 21:37:00 -0700ANTMLove This TV QuoteTyra BanksTweetRT@mindykaling I’m sorry to be old-fashioned,Seasonique,but I think it’s weird to only...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104435345http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104435345Wed, 06 May 2009 20:37:00 -0700TweetMindy KalingSay What!?!Desperation is not sexy.-Paulina Porizkova on ANTMhttp://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104435343http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104435343Wed, 06 May 2009 20:37:00 -0700Love This TV QuoteANTMTweethttp://tinyurl.com/c8mwab I am so freaking jazzed right now! Congrats to Miss Mindy Kaling...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104252588http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104252588Wed, 06 May 2009 11:37:00 -0700Amazing NewsBrilliantMindy KalingThe OfficeTweetThe Maine governor signed the bill legalizing gay marriage! Everyone grab your lobster bibs and...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104234615http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104234615Wed, 06 May 2009 10:37:00 -0700Just Sayin'Gay MarriageMaineTweetRT @thejoelstein Writers who would be out of print if not for schools:Jack London,Harper Lee,John...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104176291http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/104176291Wed, 06 May 2009 07:37:00 -0700BooksClassicsConsider ThisTweetGay marriage bill has passed the Maine legislature! Woohoo! Progress tastes like chocolate!http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103832149http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103832149Tue, 05 May 2009 11:36:00 -0700Gay MarriageJust Sayin'MaineTweetHappy ‘Cinco de Cuatro!’ It’s an Obamaism, it’s cool.http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103775204http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103775204Tue, 05 May 2009 08:35:00 -0700Just Sayin'ObamaismTweetYou can tell Jesus that the bitch is back.- Georgina Sparks from Gossip Girlhttp://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103615323http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103615323Mon, 04 May 2009 21:35:00 -0700Gossip GirlLove This TV QuoteTweet“If you cut revenge out of the bible, there’s not enough pages in it to make a...http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103596267http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103596267Mon, 04 May 2009 20:35:00 -0700Gossip GirlLove This TV QuoteTweetGeorgina Sparks. That is all.http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103596268http://blog.thewritingthing.com/post/103596268Mon, 04 May 2009 20:35:00 -0700Gossip GirlJust Sayin'Tweet