Andrew M. Friday

Category: my life

  • I write like . . .

    I don’t take I Write Like  too seriously. This website–which analyses a person’s writing style and then matches it to a famous author–hangs out with all those websites in which a person can take a test to see if he is a narcissist or whether or not his physical symptoms indicate he has leprosy or…

  • I accidentally wrote a Halloween children’s book endorsing drug abuse and/or alcohol abuse. Oops.

    Back in the day I use to make a little extra money writing children’s books. The publishing company printed these books–cheaply printed–by the millions. That is not hyperbole. They could be found in stores like K-mart, Target, Walmart and the like. I would always go to the children’s book section, and, if my books were…

  • Consider Iain Banks

    A few days ago, Iain Banks, one of my favorite authors, passed away. This Scottish writer crafted novels under two names:” Iain Banks” for mainline fiction, and” Iain M. Banks” for science fiction. I’ve read him under both genres. Many consider him a master of “space opera” which is a sub-category of science fiction. I…

  • My first NaNoWriMo region meeting

    When I walked into Mulligan’s Pub and Grill and went upstairs to meet other NaNoWriMo participants in my region, I thought,”Oh, crap, I’m the oldest one here.” I sat down at one of the few seats available at the long tables that had been pushed together. Looking to my left, I saw six teenage girls…

  • Not “I will” but “I am”

    I just received an email from Jon Acuff containing a schedule for the Quitter Conference in September and I’m excited to see that Jeff Goins is one of the speakers. A few months ago I read a book by Goins called You Are a Writer, So Start Acting Like One. In a section of this…

  • New Year’s Revolutions for the Mind

    In 2012, I promise to . . . Not take myself so seriously. I will laugh at myself at least once a day and encourage my friends to join me in the chucklehood. Try harder to see things from the other person’s perspective. I will realize that not everyone has lived life in the save…