If there’s one thing the pandemic and lockdowns have taught me, it’s that no matter how introverted I am, I absolutely cannot stomach being cooped up in my room all the time. Maybe if I had my own home, with even just a small backyard, instead of a cramped apartment space split between two people, I’d…
Good guy? Bad guy? A tortured soul, either way; might as well be the poster child for the phrase: “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.”
— C.O.
My latest submission to a magazine just came back with a rejection the other day. And, as usual, my response to the news was not quite… positive. In fact, I basically went through my typical motions: the immediate Here it comes rolling through my brain as soon as the telltale email popped up in my…
Here at Nocturnal Mind, we’re all about quotes. Not only do we have a whole file of quotes on hand about art and creativity, but we also have our own personal collections of statements, lyrics, and questions that strike us as inspirational, charming, or reassuring. These quotes have accumulated over the years from various sources,…
Today I spent some time thinking about the notebook conundrum. My fellow writers probably already know where I’m going with this. And for those that don’t: the notebook conundrum is something every author comes to face over the course of their life. Basically, apart from books filled with words, our favorite things are books without…