Why Bother?
“The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.” – Henry Ford Some days
February 2, 2017
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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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Thick Hide
“I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” – Harper Lee It’s been twenty
May 3, 2016
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The Only You
“Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there’ll always be better writers than you and there’ll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people
November 3, 2015
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A Horrible, Exhausting Struggle . . . that I Love!
“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by
October 3, 2015
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When is it done?
“Finish your novel, because you learn more that way than any other.” – James Scott Bell When do you know a project is finished? I’m not done with the book
July 1, 2015
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Embrace the Suck
Yesterday at the Capital City Half Marathon, my pace coach Lynne brought signs for those of us who were cheering. Her sign read, “Embrace the suck.” We stood at the
May 4, 2015
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Learning to Sparkle
“Success rests in having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be.” – George Sheehan I recently discovered
April 3, 2015
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There’s revision and then there’s revision.
“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.” —Philip Roth There are two main kinds of revision: big picture restructuring and small picture polishing. In big picture work, I move
May 4, 2014
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No Future Reward
“There are no standards and no possible victories except the joy you are living while dancing your run. You are not running for some future reward – the real reward
June 3, 2013
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