Rebooting Tales of a Failed Filmmaker

A couple years ago I started blogging about my experiences in the film industry.  It's a story my mom's practically begged me to tell because I witnessed so many odd things.  I've also wanted to share them as some of the events are behind the scenes looks at things people know about.

However, it's always been last priority as these events are not things that effect me today, and it's not like this is a book I'm planning to publish any time soon, regardless of what my mom wants me to do.  So as a result, it's been constantly pushed in the background.

But now I've given myself enough time to sit down and do what I need to do.  Plus I'm going to post some of them on this blog as well as an extra incentive to get me to do it.  (I've been making a point of posting every week on this one, so adding them to this cue will force me to make them.)

I'll be starting these posts next week over at http://talesofafailedfilmmaker.blogspot.com/

All My Blogs

I’m going to be brutally honest here.  I don’t particularly like blogging.  Actually, I like the theory of it.  In fact, I love the fact that it gives a voice to everyone to say what they believe; and I don’t buy the idea that it merely creates rumors while “legitimate” newspapers and magazines tell the truth.  They are owned and controlled by corporate backers who tell them what to say, so they’re as much rumor mongering as any blog.  A reader merely has to judge how much integrity a given source has.

For me, though, I’m so busy creating books and games that I don’t have time for a blog.  And you’re expected to write something at least once a week to get noticed.  However, I’ve been told, and have noticed this to be true, that people tend to not notice you unless you have a blog.

And so I write.  And now, in my usual fashion of over-doing it, I’ve created multiple blogs.  I’m a person who’s torn in many directions, and I create projects for every interest.  It’s spread me a bit thin, and perhaps I should drop some, but every time I think of it, it’s like Sophie’s Choice.  Which of my children could I really let go?

And so I keep them, and I have a blog for every one of them.  All but one of them, the Dice Depot, are mine.  I do the Dice Depot for Ric Wickham, who has a fantastic game site.  Here they are listed:

Bandwagon Books

Jeff McArthur

Relic Worlds

Tales of a Failed Filmmaker

I also have Facebook groups for these, and my projects Command Combat Battle Reports and Geo-Hunters, plus, of course, Twitter accounts.  Accchhh!!!