Archive for December, 2008
Take A Breather in the Holiday Crush
Steal away to a quiet corner. It’s okay, I won’t tell.
Don’t worry that Aunt Agnes thinks you are a terrible housekeeper or that your wife’s father doesn’t think you support her well enough. Don’t think about money, or trees, or crowded (or empty) houses. Don’t think about the stress.
Take a deep breath in. Release. In [...]
Can You Think of a Better Argument…
…for keeping a journal?
Saturday Morning 12.20.08
Well, I’ve done it now. Clicked a link and landed on Johnny Truant’s blog. Had a great time in the comments with the other readers as we tried to outdo each other for lameness (since it’s the new cool). And then Chuck Westbrook picked him for the Blog Project…so all the other project people get [...]
Baring My Soul – A Personal Essay on Writing
I’m taking a bit of a risk, today, and posting a personal essay with personal thoughts.
What do you do if you don’t like your voice, or find your voice puts you at odds with the writing style popular right now? Or, if you do like your voice, what happens if no one else does?
My voice, [...]
Ego and the Writer
“Writing is an act of ego, and you might as well admit it.” William Zinsser
Writers today operate under an interesting dichotomy. Anyone in the word game for very long understands that the best writing is deep and personal. Yet, we live in a society that breeds fearfulness of revealing the inner self. We make selections [...]
