For most of us, writing is a lonely pursuit. We squirrel away time from loved ones and friends in order to spend time with the thoughts in our heads, hoping to transcribe them onto the blank page. This is followed by lots of revision, more time alone with our project, only to hopefully find someone … Continue reading Why Take A Writing Class?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the differences between writing and basketball. Not the vocation or career differences but rather the way I think about the practice of either discipline. Both, like many other hobbies or avocations are certainly disciplines that take hours of dedicated attention in the pursuit of getting better. Like a lot … Continue reading Writing and Basketball
I'm trying to re-frame my writing mindset to match my parenting mindset. In that I'm trying to have more patience, trying to allow both my children and my writing some room to explore their own worlds while my arms are ready to catch either if they fall. I have a son who is a little … Continue reading Writing Life: The Persistence of a Child
There's a point in this film where the interviewer David Lipsky, at least according to the film, wants David Foster Wallace to live up to this idea of a glamorous, brilliant, yet generous author. A Hollywood prototype of our imagination. This author has, we feel, somehow portrayed their soul, their very essence on the page. … Continue reading Some thoughts Generated by The End of the Tour
A natural introvert, I find solace in the creation of character and story. These people are not here to judge me, but for me to follow through the wonders of their lives. Sometimes they refuse to let me in or they hold up mirrors only allowing me to get so close. I carry them around … Continue reading A Couple of Sentences on why I write
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