This afternoon’s writing time was unexpectedly pushed aside to pick up liquid Ibuprofen, a pill crusher, a WaterPik, and energy drinks for my husband, who’s had his broken jaw wired together this morning and will be on a liquid diet for weeks. I rushed home to cook dinner for friends arriving from Great Britain momentarily, […]
The Forest for the Trees
With New England’s hills ablaze in their autumn foliage, it’s impossible not to see the forest for the trees. But the forest is made up of individual trees, each of which turns a characteristic color this time of year. Generally, it’s the maples that turn scarlet and the poplars and birch that go yellow and […]
The English Language On Word Order Depends
While I’m hiking The Long Trail, I’m reposting old favorites. This one originally published October 22, 2013. The English language on word order depends. If that sentence doesn’t convince you, try this: Take the adverb “only” and place it in different positions in the following sentence. He said, “I love you.” (Nice thought.) Only he […]
Starting and Stopping
The more I write full time, the more I learn about how to get started and when to stop, knowledge that makes me more efficient in a job that often is not. STARTING I’m learning to start by writing a rough draft: Rough as in scrawled in a notebook or typed without consideration for spelling, […]
What Every Writer Wants
I asked Google, “What does a writer want?” I found a variety of answers. Lev Raphael says we want “Everything,” and quotes Roxane Gay saying writers “want and want and want.” Some writers will say they want fame, others money, some just want luck. I think what a writer really wants is Audience. Writers want […]
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