August 2010
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You are stardust, you are golden
This is an open letter to writers who have, through no fault of their own, not been writing for a while, or (worse) have given it up altogether. Maybe someone told you it was a waste of time. Maybe someone said that to harbour ambitions to be a writer was ”a bit of a joke”. You’ve possibly been on the receiving end of remarks such as “oh, that’s a nice thought but...
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Yes, I write poetry. Don't shoot me.
I realize that poetry is, in the words of Jean Cocteau, “a religion without hope.” I know it doesn’t get published unless you’re Michael Ondaatje or Jewel. I understand that I will never earn a penny piece from my poetry … but still, I’m driven to write it. I’ve decided to post occasional poems here, just for the helluvit. Maybe someone somewhere will...
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Making It Real: Step One
God forbid there should be another blog post entitled “So you want to be a writer?” but that’s probably the appropriate subtitle for this post. I’ve run out of fingers and toes to count how many people have said to me either ”I’ve always wanted to be a writer” or “So you’re a writer, yeah isn’t everyone, but what’s your real...
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I guess I'm a real writer now ...
I’ve been writing forever. I mean, honestly. But it wasn’t until June of this year that I finally held an actual real live book in my hand and was able to say “I wrote this.” Well … one-tenth of it, anyway. Ten Journeys was published May 29, 2010 by Legend Press, an independent publisher based in London, England. My story, What If You Slept, is the 9th in the...
