Tom & Alissa

One of the good things about writing journalistically (if what I do can be called that) is that I’m generally working on some kind of pitch-and-assign basis, rather than writing on spec. Fiction/poetry/other creative types, however, generally have to submit their work, finished, to a journal. So for them, Relief Journal has a blog entry on “Why Writers Need A Database”. And they’re even releasing some specially designed writer’s database software for the PC at Calvin this weekend, then making it available on their website.

By the way, have I mentioned lately how incredibly bummed out I am to not be going to the Calvin Festival of Faith and Writing? Yes, I know I’m swamped, but as it turns out, we moved early, and the magazine is likely to be out by Friday, so I could have actually squeezed it in. Alas.

We went to the cast & crew screening of Cult of Sincerity last night, which was good fun. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Speaking of Cult, AmieStreet is actually a rather fabulous website. I don’t really get too into exploring new music - I just find the array dizzying, and keeping up with movies keeps me pretty busy - but this makes it pretty easy and fun (and cheap!).