Hemingway’s Home
Maybe I’m not the normal traveler but I really love tours. I love to be driven around and have local people tell me why their city is so wonderful and I want to learn all the trivia about the city. Continue reading Hemingway’s Home
Inner Music of Words
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music the words make. ~Truman Capote, McCall’s, November 1967 Although I had big plans to visit Mark Twain’s house in Hartford, visiting with family took Continue reading Inner Music of Words
Just sitting here stringing beads
I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like child stringing beads in kindergarten, – happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another.Barbara Ueland I’ll be back posting tomorrow Continue reading Just sitting here stringing beads
Disclosure Policy
This policy is valid from 01 December 2007 This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. The compensation received will never influence Continue reading Disclosure Policy
All writing is difficult
I don’t believe in writer’s block. All writing is difficult. The most you can hope for is a day when it goes reasonably easily. Plumbers don’t get plumber’s block and doctors don’t get doctor’s block; why should writers be the Continue reading All writing is difficult
No Real Work
The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn’t require any. – Russell Baker For years Continue reading No Real Work
Just a Quote today
Failure is not an option. It is a privilege reserved for those who try.Author Unknown
Writing Poetry and a Poetry Contest Warning.
If you know what you are going to write when you’re writing a poem, it’s going to be average”Derek Walcott When I write a poem it usually starts with an image I can’t get out of my head. It might Continue reading Writing Poetry and a Poetry Contest Warning.
No Country for old Men
“I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this.” Cormac McCarthy I saw No Country for Old Men last night which might be why Continue reading No Country for old Men
Advice For New Writers
My Best Advice for new writers