Art and Story
I haven’t been to an art museum in quite a while. I used to go all the time. The only reason I went today was because there was such a long line at the Smith bulb show (my original destination). It’s not the Met or the MFA, but the Smith art museum—half a...
Where does the art of writing come from?
I firmly believe that 90% of writing is craft rather than art. But that ineffable 10%, the part that elevates a well-constructed, readable story to something more—where does that come from? Knowing how is just the beginning On an intellectual level, I know how a story...
“Why do you write?”
I rarely get asked that particular question, although I’m often asked “Why did you write this book?” I think the answers to the first question partly answer the second: I write because if I didn’t I wouldn’t know what to do. I write...
Avoidance
Yes, I’ve been avoiding writing. My mind is so caught up with a million different things. Such as building and tinkering with this Web site. That’s constructive, right? Here are a few of my favorite things to do instead of write: Research Ride my bicycle...Read more“Being a writer is easy. Writing is hard.”