Divine inspiration

I’m not sold on divine inspiration. The inspiration that comes to your desk as you sit there, rocking back and forth, banging your forehead on the keyboard, cramming blood out of stone; that’s surely not it. “Divine inspiration is the concept of a supernatural force (…) causing a person (…) to experience a creative desire”…

Profesjonell prokrastinerer

Hei, jeg heter Mia og jeg er en profesjonell prokrastinerer. Jeg kunne antakelig skrevet en bok om det, men – som sagt – jeg behersker til fulle kunsten i å sitte på hendene. I stedet leser jeg om det. Med en blanding av snerrende forakt og klynkende selvmedlidenhet klikker jeg på nettartikler om skrivesperre, deadliner og selvdisiplin.…

Professional procrastinator

Hello, I’m Mia and I’m a professional procrastinator. I could probably write a book on the subject, but – like I said – I’m fully mastering the art of sitting on one’s hands. Instead, I read about it. In a combination of sneering disdain and whimpering self-pity I browse online articles on writer’s block, deadlines and…

Update nineteen

A new year, and I’m already trailing behind like the amateur musher of a rabid pack of sled dogs. But like they say: In order to get somewhere, you have to leave the place you’re at. Or words to that effect. Time to get crackin’.

Superbowl, sketch

– I’m fine. I just wish we could go to the theatre or opera or something once in a while! – But look, babes, you got the freakin’ Nutcracker Suite right there!

Update Eighteen

January. On the horizon I see the dawning of a year where I get to do stuff I don’t know the first thing about. Like scripting a play! Or a comic story! Maintaining the good ol’ blog might very well become the most sane and comforting writing I can do. So here goes.