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looking back
It’s that time of year: When our calendar reaches the last page, when we finally find time to spend with friends and family, when we eat far too much knowing that the time to turn over a new leaf is at hand. We know what it’s going to feel like, because we’ve been here before. […]
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48 hr film
Every year, WIFF hosts a challenge: you can sign up a team to write, film, edit and submit a 1-5 minute film in 48 hours. I participated last year, so was very excited when our friend got a team together for the 2017 iteration. We went to the kick-off event. We met around our dining […]
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post-show
I took some time off from writing. A play I wrote was onstage almost a month ago, and I thought a break would do me well. It’s draining and wonderful and humbling to be a part of any theatre production, and this one was no exception. The play is called Runaway, and was about a […]
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Restful Reading
I took yesterday off. No writing, no editing. No mental scolding to vacuum or apply for jobs. Just a chill day. So, I ended up reading, of course! It’s been awhile since I’ve really sat down with a book. And it showed – I finished half a book I started in March, and devoured another. The […]
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one life
I haven’t written much lately. Our dog passed away last week, and it’s been really difficult to focus on anything where I have to be creative. At the same time, a loss brings the important things forward. A reminder that time is limited, that lives pass on, that one life changes everything around it in […]
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second draft shakes
So I’m part of this playwrighting circle. Usually, we meet at a pub or a coffeeshop, read through a script together and then discuss it. It’s a chill and intelligent group and I enjoy talking theatre with them. This past meeting, however, was particularly intense for me. I had an edited draft of my play […]
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three different places
A rare stretch of hours to work on the dreaded NOVEL. Last night, closed up in my office, only Bowie to keep me company – actually, Blackstar is a excellent writing music. It was frustrating for the first half an hour – I forgot where I was going with some of the characters, and it’s […]
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trudge
Words are great. But lately, I’ve been keeping my distance. Opening Google Docs to check up on my novel is like trudging through a bog. Slogging through a marsh. Marching through a quagmire. I get caught up in all the little things. I get stuck in a rut. But then I read a good poem, or […]
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5/ 100 Rejection Challenge
I had a burst of poetry the other day and wrote a few pieces I liked. I sent three of them to a literary magazine. Now I’m thinking – What was I thinking? A literary magazine, my writing’s not good enough for that! I should have kept those poems under wraps, let them […]
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January/ February Books
Quick reviews of recent reads! Insurrection by Peter Rollins This book is rad if you’ve ever felt disillusioned about “happy Christianity.” Some challenging criticisms of institutional structures and how we think about God. Rollins uses anecdotes that border on folk tales, examples from his own life and the bible, and psychology to comment on how […]
brittni in ink
Brittni Brinn (she/her), author of The Patch Project series
brittni in ink 