Okay I suck…
It’s only a week after SXSWi and I’m already way behind. I just finished up an essay for a cool little webzine called Pop Transit about the Rock n’ roll Hall of Fame inductions (Pathetic. What did you think?). if you aren’t familiar with it, do take a look. They’re doing good work.
My big post-Austin resolution this year is to write more diligently. I think I’ve been focusing way too much on how well I can “place” an essay or an article and not on writing them. yes, I’d like to get paid for my time but I also know that if I focus on that, I won’t write at all. For something topical, like this, I wanted to crank it out and not spend 3 days hunting in vain for an Op-Ed page to cajole. Taking a page from Claire Zulkey, who has done amazing work with smaller, high-quality, webzines and with a hook-up from the simply awesome Lila King, I went ahead and sent the piece to Pop Transit. Hopefully they’ll like it.
Now, it’s on to my SXSW wrap-up essay and a radio piece for “Invisible Ink.” And I gotta get rolling on my Believer article which is due next month.
Funny thing is, if I write everyday, it all gets done faster. Amazing how that works.