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Lichtenbergianism
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  • What?/
    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 1
    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 2
    • Glossary
  • Blog/
  • The Nine Precepts/
    • 0. The Airport Version
    • 1. Task Avoidance
    • 2. Waste Books
    • 3. Abortive Attempts
    • 4. Gestalt
    • 5. Successive Approximation
    • 6. Ritual
    • 7. Steal from the Best
    • 8. Audience
    • 9. Abandonment
    • Self Assessment
  • The Books/
    • The Book
    • Young Person's Guide
    • Bug!
    • The Compleat Period Dancer
  • About/Now/
  • Burn Projects/
    • GALAXY
    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
  • Contact/Hire Me/
October 19, 2026

Lessons from A Bug's Dream

October 19, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Lessons from A Bug's Dream

In which I lay bare the Lichtenbergian processes involved in the completion of “A Bug’s Dream,” the third volume in the universally-beloved, award-winning** series the BugVerse Chronicles…

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Bug, Writing, Beethoven Blueprint
Abortive Attempts, Gestalt, Successive Approximation, Abandonment
October 12, 2026

So close!

October 12, 2026/ Dale Lyles
So close!

In which I update you on the progress of the next book in the BugVerse series, and offer you a quick way to check on your progress on a project like this one…

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Bug
Abortive Attempts
August 31, 2026

Bug's Nap — Illustratoring update

August 31, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Bug's Nap — Illustratoring update

In which I update you on my progress in my illustratoring of “A Bug’s Nap,” the next in the beloved BugVerse series (spoiler alert: I got a new toy!)…

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Bug, Writing
Abortive Attempts
August 24, 2026

Bug's Nap — The Illustratoring

August 24, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Bug's Nap — The Illustratoring

In which I belatedly chat about illustrating the next Bug book, “A Bug’s Nap”…

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Bug, Writing
Abortive Attempts, Successive Approximation
August 17, 2026

Bug's Nap — The Writering

August 17, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Bug's Nap — The Writering

In which I go back over the process I followed in creating “A Bug’s Nap,” the next in the BugVerse children’s series…

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Bug, Writing, Lichtenbergianism
Abortive Attempts, Gestalt, Successive Approximation, Waste Books
August 12, 2026

Doing the Bug thing, book 2

August 12, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Doing the Bug thing, book 2

In which I offer an object lesson in the Lichtenbergian creative process (pro tip: It’s just the creative process)…

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Bug, Writing
Abortive Attempts, Gestalt
August 10, 2026

Welcome to the BugVerse!

August 10, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Welcome to the BugVerse!

In which I give you advance notice of the next four books in the BugVerse…

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Bug, Writing
Abortive Attempts
July 29, 2026

Triumph!

July 29, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Triumph!

In which I chortle with devious glee at having conned the Backstreet Writers Group into writing some EXCELLENT children’s books…

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Backstreet Writers, Writing, Bug
Abortive Attempts, Gestalt, Successive Approximation
July 27, 2026

Some lyrics. Music later.

July 27, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Some lyrics. Music later.

In which I share a very funny (unfinished) song from an (unfinished) musical…

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Day in the Moonlight, Composing
Abortive Attempts
July 24, 2026

Uncovered: a series

July 24, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Uncovered: a series

In which I show off some poetry about cats, plus some chat about writing…

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Creative Spirit, Education, Writing
Abortive Attempts, Steal from the Best, Make The Thing That Is Not
  • Next
  • Home/
  • What?/
    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 1
    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 2
    • Glossary
  • Blog/
  • The Nine Precepts/
    • 0. The Airport Version
    • 1. Task Avoidance
    • 2. Waste Books
    • 3. Abortive Attempts
    • 4. Gestalt
    • 5. Successive Approximation
    • 6. Ritual
    • 7. Steal from the Best
    • 8. Audience
    • 9. Abandonment
    • Self Assessment
  • The Books/
    • The Book
    • Young Person's Guide
    • Bug!
    • The Compleat Period Dancer
  • About/Now/
  • Burn Projects/
    • GALAXY
    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
  • Contact/Hire Me/

Lichtenbergianism

Welcome to Lichtenbergianism, where you can find your creative energy through procrastination!

 
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