Putting a book on top of a TV and how it means hope.
A long time ago, the novelist James Michener (He was a big-time novelist decades ago, sort of my mom’s era.) wrote an essay called “How to Use a Library.”
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A newsletter about how we manage to live happy despite all the crap that is happening in our life. There is a section just for Writing Tips. And a section for week daily animal thoughts.
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I needed to chill out and for an hour I did. Yay birds and woods and garden!
Every once in a while, I get into bit of a funk.
The Secret Rhythm That Keeps a Novel Moving
Scene and Sequel
Bellowing the F-Word in the Middle of the Street.
Yes. Yes. You read that right.
Story structure is cultural, invisible, and incredibly powerful
Three Acts, Three Disasters and a Damn Good Ending
Revenge Feels Good. That’s the Problem.
What science tells us about letting go of grudges before they consume us
On Death Threats and Living Life
Alexander Hamilton, Glen James Hansard. Markéta Irglová
You Get to Choose How To Pick Up The Gauntlet
The summer I tried to learn to belong: Aunt Maxine, Ken Burns, Uncle Dick, etiquette and me
Confessions of a Typo Queen.
Who, Whom, and Why Is My Toilet in This Story?
Carrie and the Campaign Pot House
Pot for Peace, Man.
How To Start a Novel and Keep the Tension.
I was talking to a friend today who wants to write something long—a novel or a graphic novel or a comic—but he worried about sustaining it, of not just writing for two hours and then giving up because he got bored.