The Power of Lists
You’ve heard of the “to do” list, but what about the “to write” list? It’s a powerful tool in my writing kit. Sitting in the classroom at Mabel Dodge Luhan
September 17, 2018
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Thank You for Playing Along
Today, I spent a fabulous afternoon in the company of writers. Yes, I did most of the talking, but what the people arbitrarily labelled “participants” didn’t know going in was
August 13, 2018
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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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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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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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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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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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Go Team!
Go Team! “Anybody can become a writer, but the trick is to stay a writer” – Harlan Ellison One Friday in August,1996, I watched two women sitting across from one
November 3, 2007
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And I did it MYYYYY WAAAAAAY
“Eventually everyone learns his or her own best way. The real mystery to crack is you.” – Bernard Malamud, interviewed for The Writer’s Desk by Jill Krementz What’s your way?
January 3, 2007
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