How to create your own Black Marks on Wood Pulp
Step One: Facilitation. Hate your job. Enjoy writing. Look for a way to combine a new job with an old love.
Step Two: Realization. Become intrigued by blogging. Realize this is a way to write to an audience and hone your craft. Ask friend to set up blog for you.
Step Three: Construction. Adapt WordPress theme by changing header. Find quote that sums up your desire to write to an audience. (For example, Ursula Le Guin: “The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.”) Steal part of quote to name site.
Step Four: Publication. Write a lot of stuff. Write commentary about anything: your life, playoff basketball, being a father, stupid Radio Shack. Repeat.
Step Five: Capitalization. Get job where you write all day. Find out later job was given to you in large part because of your proficiency in blogging. Make money off of your blog. (Results inconclusive.)
Who is Corey Vilhauer?
Corey Vilhauer is creator, owner and sole contributor to Black Marks on Wood Pulp.
Oh, but he’s so much more! Among his talents, he lists:
• User Experience Strategist for Blend Interactive
• Published columnist
• Board Member: South Dakota Humanities Council
• Caring and handsome father and husband
• Amateur photographer – visit Much More Sure today!
• Bandwagon Boston Celtics fan who is still recovering from a decade of die-hard Indiana Pacers idol worship
Where to Find Corey Vilhauer
If you’re bored of looking at the Big Brown Tree, you can find Corey all over them Internets:
The Old School
Email: mrvilhauer (at) driscocity (dot) com
AIM: PanchoPBJ
The Blogs
Much More Sure (photoblog started in 2008)
Post Haste (contributor, 2006-2010)
The Millions: A Blog About Books (contributor, 2006-2007)
Misc. Asst. (creator, contributor, 2006-2008, now defunct)
The Life Feed
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mrvilhauer
The Senses
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrvilhauer/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/mrvilhauer
Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/mrvilhauer/
Pandora: http://www.pandora.com/people/mrvilhauer
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mrvilhauer
The Networks
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=506325388
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mrvilhauer
About
Black Marks on Wood Pulp has been commenting on life and everything associated with it since February 2005. He's also photoblogging at Much More Sure. Everything you've ever wanted to know about Black Marks on Wood Pulp and Corey Vilhauer is located here, on the About Page.
Posts
- What I’ve Been Reading – The Red Pony
- On the first day of preschool
- Mastering the cycle of inspiration
- Puddle jumping
- D*** it
- The doctor’s office
- Everything is dead
- What I’ve Been Reading – HTML5 for Web Designers
- A quick note on children’s brands
- There is no greater sports star than the sports star I become … in my head.
Comments
- Corey Vilhauer on Mastering the cycle of inspiration: "Possibly. One thing’s for sure: your creative peaks are much more delicious than mine."
- kv on Mastering the cycle of inspiration: "This must be why I have to make ricotta cheese and spaghetti sauce for the eggplant parmesean and still feel the need to make hamburger buns. Oh, and..."
- Corey Vilhauer on The “Aha” moment: "I loved that episode. I love that show."
- m!les on The “Aha” moment: "RadioLab had a great episode where they discussed counting in young children. The conclusion they made was that children think of numbers logarithmically...."
- Sam on Everything is dead: "“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” - The Web"
