HeyJaredBack Porch Writer’s Substack
Writing, conventions, visual and musical inspirations, and, once in a while, some of the things I'm publishing, without spamming all y'all every day.;)
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Media Monday (opens the original)
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I’ve mentioned several times before how I enjoy Jethro Tull’s music. I even wrote a short story inspired by “Journeyman.”I went digging around in YouTube for a Tull song to share. I was thinking about sharing the orchestral album made of Tull songs, “A Classic Case,” but it just doesn’t grab me like it did when I first bought it. It feels too scripted. 😔But I did find a really cool collaboration Ian Anderson did with Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson. 🤔As a teenager, I was a big Iron Maiden fan. The
Sci Friday # 129: Visual Inspiration (opens the original)
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Media Monday (opens the original)
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I’ve been reading about the beginnings of the Continental Navy and the privateers sent out in search of gunpowder and funds to fight the war. Fascinating reading and serious inspiration.Then, I saw it was “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” 🏴☠️So you get a song featured in one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.All y’all have an awesome week and keep to windward in your passage. ⛵️[Why don’t they have a proper sailing frigate emoji?]👋
Sci Friday # 128: Visual Inspiration (opens the original)
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Media Monday (opens the original)
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In between chores and errands, last week’s writing was focused on my American War for Independence what-if novella.I’d hit a snag with it, and the words weren’t coming. Sometimes, I can jump ahead to a different scene, but I was “broke down by the side of the road; checked gas, fluids, and battery; and still not sure why the engine wouldn’t start” level of stuck this time. 🫤Which usually means that I don’t understand the character’s motivations well enough. Unfortunately, my characters don’t arg
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