Budding Writer, 1979: Double feature
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes, my new double life as freelance writer and small-town newspaper editor struck a perfect balance. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Double feature
Tag: 1978
Budding Writer, 1978: ‘I Do Care’
Reading Time: < 1 minute As a writer, I should care more about what other people think and less about what they think of me. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1978: ‘I Do Care’
Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Bridging the gap
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes the hats of journalist and fiction writer can overlap. Covering a local disaster led to ideas for a short story. Continue reading Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Bridging the gap
In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 28
Reading Time: 3 minutes My TV debut on History’s “The Mega-Brands That Built America” launched Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern. Like Rick in Casablanca, I was misinformed. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 28
Budding Writer, 1978-79: The Uncommon Era
Reading Time: 2 minutes I had become disciplined about my writing, and thoughtful, and fluent. I’d sold fact and fiction and enjoyed dabbling with short stories. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1978-79: The Uncommon Era
In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 23
Reading Time: 2 minutes Next week I’ll have more about how my friends helped me as an emerging writer. Also: the four most important words in the Declaration of Independence. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 23
Budding Writer, 1979: But I’m happy. Am I?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Law school was depressing and hectic. Newspaper work was hectic and depressing. And I was thinking about doing both “to keep my sanity?” Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: But I’m happy. Am I?
Budding Writer, 1979: Top-of-the-head inventory
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Items in Stock” was, in truth, a misnomer. Some were complete, or ready for a final draft or a rewrite. Others were ideas or characters in search of a plot. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Top-of-the-head inventory
Budding Writer, 1979: ‘Girls of the Ivy League’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Freedom of choice includes the freedom to make bad choices, choices that we might regret someday. Would I tell that to my own daughters? I have. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: ‘Girls of the Ivy League’
Budding Writer, 1979: Channeling ‘Animal House’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Surprise! All three commercial television networks scrambled to put campus comedies in their lineups. And I was in a unique place to write about them. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Channeling ‘Animal House’