Oct 30, 20223 minWriting and EditingTarget Versus Actual AudienceIn my last post on writing, I discussed the idea that there is no such thing as writing in general. Writing is always "in particular"...
Oct 27, 20222 minMidweek PositivityWhen Adventure CallsI planned to write about writing today, but my heart just wasn't in it. I lost one a great post last Saturday, folks. It's going to be...
Oct 23, 20221 minPersonal UpdatesFrustrationWell, folks. I'm frustrated. I spent the last three hours fine-tuning a post about target audience, but stupidly, I hadn't saved it...
Oct 20, 20224 minMidweek PositivityThe Plot of Our LivesA few weeks ago, in my post Clutter, I discussed the opening lines of Italo Calvino's If on a winter's night a traveler: You are about...
Oct 15, 20223 minWriting and EditingWriting in ParticularIn last week's post, I talked about audience. I said that you should write for yourself first (be passionate) and, secondly, for your...
Oct 13, 20223 minMidweek PositivityHumanity and WarmthFor nearly two years, J.R.R. Tolkien fans awaited the arrival of Amazon Prime's new series, The Rings of Power. The show, which was...
Oct 9, 20224 minWriting and EditingThe AudienceSo we're supposed to be ourselves when we write. But what about audience? If we're supposed to write as ourselves, are we writing to...
Oct 6, 20221 minPersonal UpdatesLessons from NatureI missed my post last Saturday; it was a rough day. I'm working on this Saturday's post; it's going to be a good day. On good days and...
Sep 29, 20221 minMidweek PositivityRideI went for a ride on Sunday. When I left my house, the sky was bright and gay. When I got to my halfway point — East Tennessee's...