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Clint: A Retrospective is coming out next week. Today’s Wall Street Journal provided the following Eastwood quote: “When I was doing The Bridges of Madison County, I said to myself, ‘This romantic stuff is really tough. I can’t wait to get back to shooting and killing.’” Gotta love him. I honestly thought it was Friday this morning, so I posted this, then hid it when I realized it was Thursday, then decided, who cares what day it is? Just in case you were still worrying about poor Libby’s fate…… ** She opened her eyes. The sun was too bright; trees [Continue reading] Oprah published a good article by Junot Diaz on becoming a writer. (I admit it, I have NOT read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao but I’ve read a bunch of interviews/articles referencing that it took him ten years to write/rewrite the book. Ten years.) Read this excerpt; then read the [Continue reading] I’ve been reading a lot lately, which means I haven’t been writing a lot lately. In theory, it seems like it’s a good idea to read a lot in hopes of improving my writing – but for me, it hasn’t worked out that way so much, at least not in the short run. Part of [Continue reading] She paused in the darkness. Was something, someone, moving behind her? The metallic taste of fear rose in her throat; her heart raced. If only she could reach the door first — get to the other side, safety. Slowly she inched forward. The air shifted, rippled. She was not alone. Something [Continue reading] You know from an earlier post that we had snow last week-end. Saturday night we went with friends to a new place in town to listen to some live music, eat, and have a couple of beers. Because the performer was a decent musician (and his mother was the original tap dancer at the county [Continue reading] I got an email from Holly Lisle today with information about a crash revision mini-workshop she is offering for FIVE BUCKS from March 28 – April 1 through SavvyAuthors.com. SO….I signed up for it. What’s to lose? Actually, SavvyAuthors looks like it has some interesting courses/workshops, and they’re reasonably priced as well. See you there? Dan Wilson is an amazing musician — Here’s his Valentine greeting: “I am sending this song to you all as a Valentine’s greeting. Maybe you’ll want to forward the link to someone you love, someone for whom you wish all good things. I would like it if you did. Please pass it on.” So that’s what [Continue reading] From the front deck this morning: My palm trees: Yeah, it’s HUGE for us southerners, even us newbies…. Poor Polly didn’t know what to do, but she sure knew she didn’t want to set her girly parts down on that white stuff to pee…. I had to clear off some space under [Continue reading] |
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