If you’ve been even a semi-regular reader of the Life64 blog, you know that I’m a fan of Chuck Palahniuk’s writing. He’s put out some of my favorite books, including Survivor, Haunted and Choke. One thing about Chuck that’s different from so many other authors is how accessible he makes himself to the public. More […]
Book Review: Ready Player One by Ernie Cline
posted by Mitch Lavender
Note: NO SPOILERS AHEAD. NONE. A whole number less than one. 0=n where n is the number of spoilers. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, 374 pages, published by Broadway Paperbacks. $14.00 The year is 2044. The Great Recession has taken its toll on the world’s economy and resources are scarce. The Internet and online […]
Want to Wear the Books You Love?
posted by Mitch Lavender
Out Of Print Clothing is singular in offering a line of shirts based on on famous books by well-known authors. I’ve been a big fan of Out Of Print Clothing since I learned about them a year ago. Between my wife and I, we have seven of their shirts, and bought several notecards, notebooks and […]
Update: Day 17 (sort of) Unplugging From the Internet for Three Months
posted by Mitch Lavender
16 days ago, I decided to go three months without Facebook, Twitter, Pintrist, Reddit or Goodreads to see if removing these obvious distractions from my routine helps me focus and be more productive. The last week, I’ve been working on a project at work, and it’s eating into my free time. I’m finding myself just […]
Chuck Palahniuk Reads His Short Story, ‘Romance’
posted by Mitch Lavender
Clocking in at 28:43, this is Chuck reading the entire story, Romance, previously published in Playboy Magazine. I wish I was brave enough to write with such abandon. The Pitch: From Fight Club author, Chuck Palahniuk comes a love story for our time: After his girlfriend dies from cancer John finds himself overweight and thrust […]
Review: Betas Amazon Original Series – Pilot
posted by Mitch Lavender
Set in the land of Silicon Valley start-ups, Betas follows four friends as they attempt to strike it rich with a new mobile social networking app. Written by Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard and directed and produced by Michael Lehmann (True Blood, Dexter) along with Emmy Award winners Alan Freedland and Alan Cohen (King of […]
Writing From Your Bliss
posted by Mitch Lavender
…tomorrow, I will look at this and see the flaws; I’ll see it’s actually mundane. But in that moment earlier today – in that amazing moment, all I could see is fantastic possibilities.
That is the bliss. And I love it.
Unplugging from the Internet (sort of) – Week One
posted by Mitch Lavender
Friday, 5\10\13 and it’s been exactly one week since I quit Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Pintrist and Goodreads, with the hope that I could focus more of my personal time on writing. I committed to this social media fast for three months. After that, I’ll evaluate the results, pros and cons and decide how I will […]
Review: Zombieland Amazon Original Series–pilot
posted by Mitch Lavender
Zombieland is based on the hit movie of the same name, and follows four survivors outwitting zombies and searching for a place to call home. The Zombieland pilot comes from the film’s original creative team, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and producer Gavin Polone, so you would expect it to have the same quirky, […]
Unplugging from the Internet for Three Months (sort of)
posted by Mitch Lavender
I’m not trying to make a big statement about isolation of modern society invoked by technology, evils of social media or the fragility of my sanity. All of those things are certainly suspect.
From There to Here – This Writer’s Journey, So Far
posted by Mitch Lavender
"Write without pay until somebody offers to pay you. If nobody offers within three years, sawing wood is what you were intended for." – Mark Twain If you are new to writing, Mark Twain’s quote sounds like a reasonable guideline to follow. Three years from now, you might feel differently. It took me a […]
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