The forces of my writing -the power of my words -could swallow me whole if I let them. But I’ve learned to taper them. Tape them to walls and use them to patch holes in my heart and my thighs and the small of my back -the place he never brushed to gently guide meContinue reading “The Forces of My Writing”
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About Reading and Writing
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” – Robert Frost My first question, is there such thing as too many surprises? I like surprises, but I also like to know things. I do appreciate a good surprise cry in a story. oh. IContinue reading “About Reading and Writing”
James Baldwin
“One writes out of one thing only—one’s own experience. Everything depends on how relentlessly one forces from this experience the last drop, sweet or bitter, it can possibly give. This is the only real concern of the artist, to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art.” — James Baldwin, Notes ofContinue reading “James Baldwin”
George R.R. Martin on Types of Writers
“I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they’re going to have, where the wires are going to run, what kindContinue reading “George R.R. Martin on Types of Writers”
Happy Autumn!
Today is the Autumn equinox! “A carefully worded answer is that on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 8:44 a.m. Eastern daylight time (5:44 a.m. Pacific daylight time) autumn begins astronomically in the Northern Hemisphere, and spring in the Southern. At that moment, the sun would be shining directly overhead as seen from a point in the equatorial AtlanticContinue reading “Happy Autumn!”
The Call
“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.”–Albert Camus We don’t have to be part of the generation that destroys itself; there is infinite hope on the horizon and a collective of creatives all over the world that we can embrace. We have options and we have ways to lift ourContinue reading “The Call”
Editing My Way
“I have rewritten — often several times — every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.”― Vladimir Nabokov, Speak, Memory One of the ways I edit best is to print out my work and mark it up in pencil. A pencil with a good point on it works best for me. Sharp points helpContinue reading “Editing My Way”
Friends and Family
Good friends and supportive family are the zest of life. Life surely is richer with family and friends. I love hearing about their days, their come ups, all the news. It brings me so much joy. I’m not always able to get out and do things, but I sure do want to keep in touch.Continue reading “Friends and Family”
Writing Check In
The editing process is moving along. I found some work I need to focus on, but it will probably be fixed in one or two writing sessions. I’ve gone through about 35k words, give or take, which is the first two parts. The last part is the screenplay, which I’m not fully satisfied with yet.Continue reading “Writing Check In”
Spacey Fact
I’m taking astronomy and today I learned about the Astronomical Unit or AU. I didn’t pay attention to astronomy in high school, but I was very excited to take astronomy this semester. Today, my first day, was a bit of a challenge, but I look forward to learning more about the universe over the nextContinue reading “Spacey Fact”
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