Monthly Archives: November 2023

Easy reading is damned hard writing.”   Nathaniel Hawthorne “You know, I’ve read your last story, and I ought to have returned it weeks ago. It isn’t right. It’s almost right. It almost works. But not quite. You are too … Continue reading →

“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” “My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisawould amount to something after all.” “Some books are so familiar, that reading them is like … Continue reading →

“Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources….the human individual lives usually … Continue reading →

Any fool can make a rule. And every fool will mind it.”Henry David Thoreau “If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss all the fun.”Katherine Hepburn As in any field, rules abound in our discipline. There’s the “show, don’t tell” … Continue reading →

As we begin our holiday, may your life be full of joy and gratitude, now and always: God’s WorldEdna St. Vincent Millay “O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!Thy winds, thy wide gray skies!Thy mists, that roll and rise!Thy … Continue reading →

“Life energy flows when we create, or when we help another persons creativity flower by encouraging them in some way. “Think of the sense of joy and satisfaction that one can derive from the simple act of planting flowers, cooking … Continue reading →

Screenwriters don’t write lines. They write stories.” William Nicholson Shadowlands, the love story of the wonderful writer C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham, is a favorite movie of mine: It’s beautifully written and acted, and has heart and soul. It was … Continue reading →

The Night Will Never Stay The night will never stay,The night will still go by,Though with a million starsYou pin it to the sky; Though you bind it with the blowing windAnd buckle it with the moon,The night will slips … Continue reading →

Do not worry. You have always written before and you will write now. All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” Ernest Hemingway Our boy Ernie was a guy who know … Continue reading →

Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing: do not stop, do not turn back, do not turn from the straight road.”   Saint Augustine Saint Augustine knew more than his share of the perils of meandering and of the crooked path, so … Continue reading →