The True Secret of Writing
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Wouldn’t it be nice to discover the actual, honest to goodness, true secret
June 3, 2012
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Screaming on the Page
“[T]he one thing I want for you is to recognize when you are really singing in writing practice and honor that. Trust that. When you were screaming on the page.
May 3, 2012
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Unanswerable Questions
“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.” – Rainer Maria Rilke I don’t feel like writing today, but I’m writing
March 3, 2012
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Geographic Cures
“Shut up about ideal conditions. I am tired of hearing myself whine about needing a writing shed—and, frankly, I’m tired of hearing you whine about it too.” – Patti Digh
February 3, 2012
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Ready to Teach?
“We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you. You promise learn. I say. You do. No questions.” – Mr. Miyagi from “The Karate Kid” Are you ready to
July 3, 2011
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Finding a Community
“A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” – Henrik Ibsen quotes (Major Norwegian playwright of the late 19th century, 1828-1906) When I
March 4, 2011
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When All Else Fails
“Well, I don’t know exactly how it’s done. I let it alone a good deal.” – Saul Bellow It happened again this month. I spent two days gathering, organizing, html-ing,
March 2, 2010
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The Pen is Your Friend
“A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” – Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955) People often ask whether I write by
September 1, 2009
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Blurry
“Books are never finished, they are merely abandoned.” – Oscar Wilde When the writing is slow, I fear I’ve forgotten everything I know about how to write a book. Everything
March 27, 2009
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Quick! The Rabbit’s Napping
“Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.” – T.S. Eliot Taped to the edge of my computer screen is a yellowing newspaper horoscope from September 25, 2003:
March 3, 2009
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