So I’ve started a new blog devoted solely to writing and reading. Not sure if I’ll be maintaining both blogs or if I will slowly let this one go. In the meantime, you can visit me here.
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New Blog
Posted in Uncategorized on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Incivility as Entertainment
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
There’s been much made by some recent high profile incidents of incivility. First, Joe Wilson screamed “You lie!” at President Obama during his Address to the Joint Session of Congress. Second, Kanye West took the microphone away from Taylor Swift as she was accepting her first ever VMA award, pointing out that he felt it [...]
Word by Word
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“You must always keep changing your process!” Maria Irene Fornes says. “Because there are two of you, one who wants to write and one who doesn’t. The one who wants to write has to keep fooling the one who doesn’t!”
This is from Heather Seller’s blog, Word by Word, which you must check out if you [...]
A New Focus, A New look
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been thinking of updating this blog for awhile now but wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to take it. Finally, I realized it’s not one blog, but two. Soon I will link you to my writing only blog. That blog will be the start of my “writing platform.” I’ll whine less about the lack [...]
Books Read in May
Posted in Uncategorized on June 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination” a memoir by Elizabeth McCracken
Once upon a time, before I knew anything about the subject, a woman told me that I should write a book about the lighter side of losing a child.
(This is not that book.)
I don’t know how she wrote this book without it [...]
Freedom
Posted in Uncategorized on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I read this article a few days ago and had to share it. It’s all about freedom from technology. From social networking sites. Time suckers I call them. Ron Carlson says that email and the internet are incredibly dangerous to a writer. If you are writing on a computer, you are a mere click away [...]
Books Read in February
Posted in Uncategorized on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Cost” a novel by Roxana Robinson
Her memory was gone.
This story was stunning and heartbreaking. It covers family, memory, addiction and what happens when all three collide. What really impressed me was the POV and how we got inside each character but it never felt sudden or forced.
“A Cold Day in Paradise” a novel by Steve [...]
Why Write?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Why paint? Why sew? Knit? Garden? Play the piano? Play football? Snorkel? It’s funny how the pursuit of any other creative endeavor is rarely questioned. But writing? We question the validity of it all the time. Is it really an appropriate use of our time here? Isn’t it a little selfish? Maybe even self indulgent? [...]
Having a Genius vs. Being One
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is an absolutely stunning talk by Elizabeth Gilbert at the TED conference. You must watch it. She talks about the creative process, on being a creative person and how that has come to mean being a semi-mentally unbalanced person filled with anguish. She talks about the anxiety she has been experiencing as she writes [...]
Books Read in January
Posted in Uncategorized on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Goldengrove” a novel by Francine Prose
It’s the summer before Nico’s big sister, Margaret is about to leave for college. Nico is determined to savor every moment, even helping her sister see the boyfriend their parents disapprove of. But Margaret’s sudden death leaves Nico and their parents swirling in their own grief, not quite sure how [...]
