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Write-a-thon, Day 40: Time has come today
I’ve been noticing the passing of time more than I usually do. It’s been a crowded season with a lot of lessons. Participating in the Write-a-thon while Clarion West runs in Seattle reminds me of the six weeks I spent at Clarion in 1986, when every day and night could…
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Write-a-thon, Day 38: Go back, Jack, and do it again
Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff’s worth, without pity, and destroy most of it. (Colette) When I was a pre-bar mitzvah sprout in Hebrew school, I was at the…
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Write-a-thon, Day 35: They don’t pay me to sit here and look pretty
I’m starting a new job on Monday. It’s a contract job, and it might only last until Thanksgiving, but I’m hoping for something longer. It’s a good job and I’m excited about it. Satisfying assignments! Interesting co-workers! Payday! It’s been an unsettled time, filled with networking, interviews, freelancing, conferences, more…
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Write-a-thon, Day 34: I got blisters on me fingers!
“Let’s face it, some boys and girls become writers because the only workplace they’re willing to visit is the one inside their heads. And even then it’s a tough commute.” (Arthur Krystal) “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” (Thomas…
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Write-a-thon, Day 33: Someone left a train out in the rain
Robert Louis Stevenson drew a map of an island and was inspired to write Treasure Island. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about a Hobbit and from there drew a map of Middle-Earth. Many writers start writing after being captivated by a drawing or a photo. Others cut pictures out of magazines to help…
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