https://buddylitzine.com/issues/issue-5/jessica-marie-baumgartner/ The best memories make the most entertaining stories. Last summer one of the funniest people I ever met died.… Read more Cut From The Same Cloth
Category: writing
I’m in the St. Louis Post Dispatch!
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/jessica-marie-baumgartner-a-blues-community/article_61d583ec-5cd4-590a-95c5-8aa997bac7c3.html I’m supposed to be on writing hiatus… I know, I know But after the Blues won the Stanley Cup… Read more I’m in the St. Louis Post Dispatch!
Circling the Same Track
Fan fiction. Here we go. I don’t read it. Why? I prefer new characters, new worlds, new voices who are… Read more Circling the Same Track
What is expected?
It’s nice to revisit old things. I like to re-read Jane Eyre, Wild Ink, Matilda; books I love, shows I… Read more What is expected?
Respect Yourself by Respecting YOUR Work
Everybody talks about the “process.” Finding, appreciating, and dealing with the “process.” But what does that even mean? It means,… Read more Respect Yourself by Respecting YOUR Work
Big Giant Face
I did that thing that authors do where they have a part of their soul stolen by camera work. Also… Read more Big Giant Face
Following a Dream
Dreams are everywhere. They float around us. They motivate some. They terrify others. Living the creative life AND getting to… Read more Following a Dream
Damn poetry
I love making fun of poetry. Everyone I knew growing up seemed to try their hand at the serious stuff… Read more Damn poetry
Agents are people too
I recently met with an agent at a writing conference a couple of weeks ago. This statement in itself makes… Read more Agents are people too
Perception of Intention
https://asinine.bitbucket.io/topics/articles/2019/editorial/article_32.html I read an article questioning the consequences of considering words “literal weapons.” Not literal as in, figurative, but actual… Read more Perception of Intention
