Tag: Write

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If I could talk about it, I would not have to do it. Neil Gaiman (in “The Ocean At The End of the Lane”

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One of the things I love to do when I work with young writers is to disabuse them of the notion that I know what I’m doing. I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m writing a script now, and as we are speaking, I am looking at my computer, tearing out my hair, thinking, well,… Continue reading Untitled

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All my stories that are worth anything are based on some sort of personal metaphor. When I was eight years old a little girl went into Lake Michigan, that I was playing with, and she never came out. What a mystery it was to hear about this thing called drowning, and death. And she stayed… Continue reading Untitled

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I consider myself to be the audience I’m writing for… I think there’s an analogy to be drawn with cooking. Theoretically, why does a chef need to have a good palate?….Well, obviously, I’d rather take my chances with a chef who likes the food they’re cooking than one who doesn’t. Only the chef who likes… Continue reading Untitled

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I don’t put much value in so-called inspiration. The value is in how many times you can redo something. John Irving, National Book Award Interview, June 3, 2005

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More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. John Irving

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My pencils outlast their erasers. Vladimir Nabokov, Speak, Memory, Random House, 1966

Thursday Morning

Wow, winter has come quickly. I mean, it’s November and we’ve had snow already, and its not that I’m surprised at having to scrape frost off my windscreen at 7:55AM, it’s just that that it’s so sudden. October spent a good part of its time this year pretending to be August (or at least early… Continue reading Thursday Morning

What Will It Take?

(cross-posted at StoryADay.org) One of my absolute favourite blogs in the world is WhoDunnKnit by Deadly Knitshade. It is funny, absurdly creative and did I mention funny? I’m always inspired by the posts because in them I see someone doing what she loves, doing a really professional job, and committing to her art in a way… Continue reading What Will It Take?