Our toddler Zoe occasionally heard us talk about money when we lived in America. She would prick up her ears, and say, "Money? Money-dollars? You want money? Here take!" and give us a handful of imaginary dollar bills. We'd laugh. But there … [Continue reading]
The Best Way to Get Really Good at Writing
The Best Way to Get Really Good at WritingI think there is a lot of wisdom in that old chestnut--that the best way to get really good at writing is to write a lot! And read a lot. Saturation reading, basically.And if one has neither time or energy to … [Continue reading]
The Similarity Between Blogging and Writing Poetry
Blogging and Poetry Blogging and writing poetry require a faith in your own thoughts, faith and hope that they may be interesting, and the acquired habit of capturing your thoughts in words. They both require compression. And the more you write, the … [Continue reading]
Peace like a River by Leif Enger
I am reading this, in a manner of speaking, listening to on tape, while I do the dishes, more precisely. Though I have a hard copy with me, as I like to do when I listen to books on tape, to revel in the loveliest passages, or to find out what's … [Continue reading]
Originality
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring tuppence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without … [Continue reading]
How to Write Really Well
I think there is a lot of wisdom in that old chestnut--that the best way to get really good at writing is to write a lot! And read a lot. And if one has neither time or energy to do either? Then, trust God from whom all creativity flows! … [Continue reading]
Getting into the Writing Mood
When I don't have much time, I just plunge into writing when free slots slow up. When I have lots of time, I slowly "got into the mood" by a slow process of arousal, by reading poetry, or reading prose until the rhythms build up inside me, started … [Continue reading]
In Which Zoe Says Her Favourite Place in the Whole World is Her Own Home
Zoe and I go to conversation classes at the Alliance Francaise once a week. We were asked to describe our favourite place in the world. Everyone else said places like Switzerland, New Zealand, Venice, Costa Rica. Zoe said, "Mon Maison. I love my … [Continue reading]
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