The Divine Detail
“Caress the detail, the divine detail.” – Vladimir Nabokov I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, but I do take a personal inventory when the calendar flips to the next
January 4, 2017
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As Far As You Can See
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.” – Thomas Carlyle I’ve queried one hundred and five agents. From the results
September 3, 2016
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Continue Under All Circumstances
“Continue under all circumstances. Don’t be tossed away. Make positive effort for the good.” – Katagiri Roshi, Zen Master I’m just back from ten days in New Mexico. I had
March 4, 2016
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Practice
“Give someone a book, they’ll read for a day. Teach someone how to write a book, they’ll experience a lifetime of paralyzing self-doubt.” – Lauren DeStefano People ask me for
January 4, 2016
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How Deep Are You Willing to Go?
“Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.” — Christopher Reeve Saturday I taught my semi-annual class, Writing From
August 3, 2015
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Ten Minutes at a Time
“Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don’t so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is
February 4, 2015
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Sit, Walk, Write
“I beg to urge you everyone:Life and Death are a Great MatterAwaken, awaken, awakenTime passes quicklyDo not waste this precious life.” – Zen Evening Chant Best-selling author Natalie Goldberg, in
April 3, 2013
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I Be Hip Ya’ll
Have you gizoogled yourself yet? It looks like google, but it’s definitely not. It’s kind of like google translate, but instead of turning your prose from English into Spanish, it
December 4, 2012
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We Are Not Alone
“The reason we race isn’t so much to beat each other but to be with each other.” – Christopher McDougall, author of BORN TO RUN I like National Novel Writing
December 4, 2012
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That Nasty Little Voice
“Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.” – George Sheehan, columnist, cardiologist, running legend When I woke today, that
October 4, 2012
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