BUILDING WRITING STAMINA More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn’t say I have a talent that’s special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina. – –...
Everyone has a story to tell, a story that yearns to be written.We hear it in the gusting of the winds, the falling of the rain, the splash of the shower and in the space between wakefulness and sleep. We’ve all lived through powerful experiences and made it out the...
JUST PUT YOUR BUTT ON THE CHAIR Three times a week, when I was eleven and twelve, my mother picked me up from school and took me to the Greyhound Bus terminal where I boarded a bus for Boston. It was an hour and a half drive from Worcester where I lived and I made...
Mining for Diamonds Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. – – – Steve Jobs Writing in a voice that is not your own is...
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