Friday, August 13, 2004
Writing in the Previous Century
What was it like back in the day? It’s not uncommon to hear a writer say, "I’ve been writing since I was a child." You may have started as a child, like many of us did, writing little stories or books. In my case, it was a very long time ago–very long. My first "book" was hand-printed on 8-1/2 x 11"...
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Thursday, August 12, 2004
The Tissue Thin Difference
Sent to me by a former co-worker, I think this is worth sharing with you: I'd like to quote from an article written by Bob Greene, a prize winning columnist at the Chicago Tribune(he has since resigned, but that is irrelevant to the message). The article is a little over two years old, appearing...
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Saturday, August 7, 2004
Goodbye, Scarlett O'Hara
You remember Scarlett O'Hara? Remember Scarlett's motto: "I'll think about it tomorrow"? That used to be my credo. Procrastination in all its forms. My own special variation was: "If I don't look at it, it will go away." That's an especially good one, wherein problems are ignored until someone else...
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A Voice from the Closet
A VOICE FROM THE CLOSET I was in the closet for years, but I came out in 1991. I declared to myself: I'm a writer. What a relief it was to finally say it out loud. And what brought me out was a writer's conference--the University of Wisconsin Writer's Institute. It only took two days of group...
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