The Gray Pen

Sleep Journal and finding Inspiration

Damian Rucci — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:30:37 +0000

I’ve been tiptoeing back into the writing game and besides this little blog here I am still a far way off. Somehow I want to inch myself to 2k words a day to prepare myself for the August Camp Nanowrimo event. Well I’ve mentioned in my post Dream Scapes , that my dreams have made a turn for the [...]

The Waiting Game

Damian Rucci — Mon, 28 May 2012 14:00:42 +0000

It’s the waiting game that I hate the most. I’m sure many big-wig writers who have been published a couple hundred times don’t carry the knot in their stomach like I do. But as a young writer who has only been published once (in the now deceased Absent Willow Review. Read about my initial excitement here). Several [...]

Camp Nanowrimo

Damian Rucci — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Well two nights ago I received an email from Nanowrimo.org about a summer version of Nanowrimo that they offer via Camp Nanowrimo. Now if you don’t know what this odd sounding word means, it is an annual writing contest/ event where writers attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in a mere 30 days. So that’s [...]

New Poem-The Endless Road

Damian Rucci — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:27:57 +0000

The stink of pot and wet pavement make walks home like this easier: my feet tracing destinations beside double yellow line reveries; lights from strangers make the shadows dance like old friends I’ll never see again. But even as I leave the glass in my heart and sodden thoughts in my mind I remember the [...]

Dreams Scapes

Damian Rucci — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:07:03 +0000

Today I awoke from a dream in complete bewilderment. Now like most lucid dreams I was totally engrossed in all sensory details so as you can tell when I opened my eyes I was a slight mess. But the dream wasn’t like most. It wasn’t some bizarre revelation or a psychological notice. No. Instead what [...]

Writing and the Future

Damian Rucci — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:41:17 +0000

Do you ever wonder if anyone is listening to what you’re saying? The very idea of blogging/vlogging/ pod casting or some other social medium of original content is under the belief that someone wishes to listen or read to what you’re saying. But what does all of this even amount to? Over the last decade tons of [...]

Indie Genre Zines are on Fire

Damian Rucci — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:13:09 +0000

My view on the E-book has changed immensely over the last several years. Even last year when I wrote Why E-books won’t Kill the Writing Stars, I assumed that the current fad with e-books was one that would coincide with their paper versions and serve very few other purposes. A little while later I wrote [...]

Balance

Damian Rucci — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:25 +0000

I’ve found recently that writing or at least attempting to write something ‘good’ is a mixture of talent, ambition, drive, and balance. Too often have I let the tides of life dishevel my attempts at writing producing nothing, but regrets. In order to indulge in this lifestyle I so want there are several things I [...]

Weekly Round-Up

Damian Rucci — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:11:20 +0000

Well in case you are coming late to the party and missed some of the posts this week here is a list of the posts. Enjoy This Weeks Posts 1. To Be or Not to Be a Good Writer 2. The Crusade Against Genre Fiction 3. Poem- Past Tense 4. 5 Reasons Why You Will [...]

The War Against A Free Internet

Damian Rucci — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:30:07 +0000

Here’s an essay I wrote last semester. Let me know what you think. The War Against a Free Internet There is a war ongoing that far predates our current conflicts in the Middle East and the proxy wars that engulfed the previous generations. In fact, this war is as old as the reigns of empires [...]