Writing about thinking about writing

November 22, 2005 D. H. McKee

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Thinking of doing some more serious writing again; this happens once or twice a year, and normally I do nothing about it, except perhaps watching a movie or something. It doesn’t help that the movie I chose to watch was “Barton Fink”. Or perhaps it did help a little. Writing from the soul just doesn’t seem to be a popular theme in modern literature — maybe in Canadian literature, but I’m trying to be serious here. OK … it’s true: I’m never serious about anything. People say that’s one of my charms.
Anyway, when the urge to write hits me, I often try scribbling some notes down on any available piece of paper, or the nearest NetBook within my reach. I’ve never gone very far with anything, though I’ve written about 10 short stories since high school, a couple of chapters for a novel, half a screenplay, and one or two single-act plays (if you can call them that). Now, I’ve gotten it in my head that I can write an actual novel. Don’t worry … it will pass soon enough, and I’ll be back to doing things with computers in no time.

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About This Site

As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.