Writing – Dan Bailey

Nugget: Scars

April 9, 2020 by Dan Bailey

I originally left this in a comment on Gloria Liu’s blog. Scars are trophies of a life well-lived. It’s no different than a book with dog-eared pages, really — there’s a certain degree of love and respect for material things (bodies included) that results in a bit of damage-by-familiarity. Those little imperfections, the same things … Read more

Five Blogs I’d Like to Start But Don’t Have Time For

December 30, 2016 by Dan Bailey

1. 10 Ideas Blog It’d be great to do a “ten ideas” post on a daily basis. The idea comes from James Altucher, whose writing has been something of an inspiration the past few years. The thing is, I think that the really interesting part of doing a “ten ideas per day” posting is that … Read more

Monthly Meme Re-Hash: August 2015

August 14, 2015 by Dan Bailey

I think once a month, I’m going to dig around in my old Livejournal account to find one of the stupid “memes” that was going around and re-do it here, ten years later.

Reconsidering the Blog

August 8, 2015 by Dan Bailey

For various reasons, I am reconsidering the amount of time and effort I put into writing for this blog. There are positives and negatives to having this thing, however, and I am contemplating those lately as I think about whether or not it’s worth it to continue (most likely) and how much I should write for it (TBD).

Advice to My 16-Year Old Self

July 29, 2015 by Dan Bailey

Jen, a reader that I don’t know, challenged me for the 2015 Edition of What Shall I Write About?, with a request to write a letter of advice to my 16-year old self. Tough, but interesting. Here we go. Dear Dan, Today, you are sixteen years old. Your dad and stepmom are going to forget … Read more

What Shall I Write?: the 2015 Edition

July 8, 2015 by Dan Bailey

Every so often, I will start floundering with the blog a bit. This is one of those times. And when I do, I usually go ahead and ask the few readers I have to suggest topics for me to write about. This is one of those times. Drop requests in the comments section of this … Read more

On Fifteen Years of Barely Writing

June 24, 2015 by Dan Bailey

Years and years ago I graduated with a degree in Creative Writing. And I never did much with it. Or anything, really. This blog and some other random scribblings elsewhere. I’ve started a bunch of novels, which never really went anywhere. But I’ve had this idea that I can’t let go of, and for the … Read more

The more personal it is, the more universal it is.

June 17, 2015 by Dan Bailey

— Judd Apatow, interviewed in Esquire, about the greatest showbiz lesson he’s learned

My One Thousandth Post

March 9, 2015 by Dan Bailey

Blog post #1000: let’s look back!