tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16172252321347117622024-02-07T06:02:52.881-06:00sitting under a palm treeThe mind of Murray Lindsay, artist, illustrator, and author. Thoughts on creative output.Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-25701433194915964792022-11-18T18:29:00.007-06:002022-11-18T18:29:54.300-06:00Whatcha doin'? Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-89479307043171993052022-09-24T12:36:00.002-06:002022-09-24T12:36:09.170-06:00Punctuation rules! Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-16091838047721557612022-07-19T16:49:00.000-06:002022-07-19T16:49:17.246-06:00The Themis Trilogy by Sylvain Neuvel - a review The Themis Files by Sylvain NuevelPublished: Del Rey Books 2016, 2017, and 2018(I’ll try to watch myself, but reading any review is a potential spoiler gauntlet. You’ve been warned.)Giant alien robot left behind by aliens visiting in the depths of human history? How could I not give this book a second look?!?I had never heard of Sylvain Nuevel before this month, but I’m a fan Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-89204232592081979532022-07-19T08:42:00.002-06:002022-07-19T08:42:42.349-06:00If it's got a nice view, sign me up!It's no secret among friends, family, and especially the two writing groups to which I belong that I have a...cantankerous...relationship with poetry. Classic old-timey poetry with metre and rhyming can stir and intrigue me. It's the "modern" poetry that bounces off my cognition like the proverbial raisins off an Oldsmobile*. *11 bonus points to the first person to identify the source Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-42724811765493273362022-07-07T10:25:00.001-06:002022-07-19T08:44:10.884-06:00Now that's a win-win tip! And this method is certainly useable beyond such a specialized genre as "dystopian teen lit"!Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-60329736957817562912022-01-05T12:55:00.004-06:002022-01-05T12:55:52.561-06:00FINALLY, a "must read" list that is true and good Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-13775652219502919832021-12-31T15:55:00.004-06:002021-12-31T16:02:30.937-06:00Screenager = Graphic Design A brilliant ditty about the woes of being a graphic designer/commercial artist.https://youtu.be/GDlHvB5hz7cI confess I never heard the term "screenager" before today, but boy-howdy do I ever know the melancholy woe in the song!Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-51922165918496375862021-12-31T14:11:00.000-06:002021-12-31T14:11:01.037-06:00Goodbye to 2021. Cross fingers for 2022! I would guess there were five days in 2021 that allowed a guy to enjoy some writingoutdoors, without worry of frying, freezing, or suffering from smoke inhalation.Here's hoping 2022 is a just more darned pleasant in every aspect!ONWARD and UPWARD!Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-62499773704090384232021-08-31T19:19:00.000-06:002021-08-31T19:19:12.644-06:00A versatile word, there's no denying it... Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-20895790811525496232021-08-25T15:31:00.000-06:002021-08-25T15:31:00.820-06:00Sums it up pretty succinctly... Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-74375382841683096932021-08-18T10:13:00.002-06:002021-08-18T10:13:40.845-06:00Deeper into that inspirational advice... Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-69871697076568628472021-07-21T07:11:00.003-06:002021-07-21T07:11:19.090-06:00The ever-sharp wit of Tom Gauld...Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-80758954159105026452021-05-16T08:48:00.002-06:002021-05-16T08:48:33.047-06:00If only it was a relaxing time as well...Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-58300140087118228062021-04-17T12:36:00.001-06:002021-04-17T12:36:43.565-06:00INSPIRING!Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-78269606735260056182021-03-31T15:01:00.007-06:002021-04-12T05:27:21.113-06:00And that's why I hazarded the self-pub route Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-10963217824103124422021-03-03T07:15:00.000-06:002021-03-03T07:15:21.474-06:00It's research, officer! Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-88997140084439090982021-01-10T13:21:00.002-06:002021-02-18T10:56:36.101-06:00Pack my bags!(I'd say the mask should be over his nose, but with that anatomy, it would cover his eyes.A tough call indeed. Fortunately, he seems safely alone...)Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-10267137201311258682020-11-09T16:50:00.000-06:002020-11-09T16:50:09.320-06:00Time saver? Though, it may squelch some conversation-ice breakers from fans (as irritating as the questions might be...)Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-73148525082496063352020-11-01T13:43:00.000-06:002020-11-01T13:43:07.926-06:00Busking I recall an autobiographical comment from SF Master Frederick Pohl where he remembered fans who pleaded to be allowed to watch him write. He reckoned the record was about 20 minutes before they ran screaming from utter boredom.Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-42488556492575179772020-09-08T09:30:00.002-06:002020-09-08T09:30:55.134-06:00At least it's not a phone... Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-20798248734005311322020-08-11T12:26:00.001-06:002020-08-11T12:26:15.882-06:00A little isolation reading for 2020 Mr. Tom Gauld nails it again!Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-21770328919611338192020-08-04T11:49:00.003-06:002020-08-04T11:49:58.334-06:00Biases and styles...Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-90173915104705366942020-08-04T11:48:00.002-06:002020-08-04T11:48:42.034-06:00Love that punctuation!Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-76062569744550053762020-06-30T10:06:00.002-06:002020-06-30T10:06:41.363-06:00the struggle of the imaginative writer...Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617225232134711762.post-72979241471706595392020-05-29T19:20:00.003-06:002021-04-02T05:30:46.795-06:00Could be a mercy, at that...Big Murrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com0