Budding Writer, 1979: Something is wrong
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is it the sort of gadfly that drives writers to accomplishments, or is it the sort of housefly that drives them to madness? Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Something is wrong
Tag: PROCRASTINATION
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
In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 17
Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog hit two records late in the week: more visitors and more views than in any year. Meanwhile, I have several books the works. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 17
Budding Writer, 1979: No small feat
Reading Time: 2 minutes A local seeking me out at the restaurant to compliment me on a story? That never happened again in my entire news career. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: No small feat
Budding Writer, 1979: I could do OK!
Reading Time: 2 minutes My journal from my first year as a freelancer takes me to a breakthrough, but I had not learned that all that glitters is not gold. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: I could do OK!
Budding Writer, 1979: Sittin’ on the dock
Reading Time: 2 minutes The law of inertia: A body that is at rest stays at rest, or a body that is in motion stays in motion, unless it is acted on by an outside force. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Sittin’ on the dock
Budding Writer, 1979: The easy way out
Reading Time: 2 minutes Passing by the R.D. offices in P’ville got me thinking about working for them again if things don’t work out in Hanover. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: The easy way out
Budding Writer, 1979: I could do worse
Reading Time: 2 minutes As for my 1979 resolutions, today I can honestly say that I was meeting the minimum requirements. I wasn’t throwing myself into them. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: I could do worse
Budding Writer, 1979: … Garp!
Reading Time: 3 minutes I was reading the book from a single-minded, new writer point of view, not as literature, so bear with me if 24-year-old me sounds naïve. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: … Garp!
Budding Writer, 1979: A quiet voice inside
Reading Time: 2 minutes That was new. I’ve heard it from time to time ever since. Call it instinct, inspiration, internal dialog, the voice of God, whatever. It has never steered me wrong. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: A quiet voice inside