Jeff Macfee

Recently I participated in an interesting exercise where the participants were asked to calibrate presidents. The calibration was done against the traditional consulting nine-box. In the nine-box, you calibrate the subjects (staff, presidents, whatever) against one another, using two criteria: performance/output (the X axis) and potential (the Y axis). Personal opinion [...]

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I just finished the first draft of “Netherhouse Liquidation”, my new short. And it actually has an ending. That makes sense. That isn’t horrible.
So I say before anyone else reads it.

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For the longest time I’ve avoided outlining because it sucked the life out of my writing, or so I thought. I’ve plowed through several short stories, a novel, and several partial novels while keeping this mantra alive in my head. No outlines. No outlines. No outlines.
Today I outline.
I figure I had [...]

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Only in terms of significance. Much Internets ink is being spilt on the inauguration, and I have nothing poignant to add, so I’ll just go my own way and do what I usually do, which is talk about myself.
Amazing Novel Number Two still has a great “world”, in that I’m happy with the main [...]

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Foolishly, I wish to chronicle the moment when I thought my writing was pure genius. That moment is…right now. Yes, my writing has been crapped straight from the gods. Don’t you all wish you were me?
Tomorrow I will read tonight’s Einsteinien output and reconsider. I expect the hanging-head of shame to [...]

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