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A writer’s work is never done
Writers, like homeowners, need a variety of skills, unless like Dame Barbara Cartland who had staff to do domestic work so she could sleep in and then write from her bed. She’s said to have written 723 books. And there was John Milton, a blind poet who “wrote” by dictating to his daughters, who then…
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Pen & ink heaven
When I am restless and homebound (yes, I’ve been absent with a head cold), one of my favorite remedies is TED Talks. Often, I search for archaeology segments, but my other go-to remedy for boredom is writing, of course. I am a restless audience and have no compunctions about “channel” surfing. Last evening, I was…
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Why write?
Today I made a library run that has me questioning my writing. Anna Quindlen has a new book, Write for Your Life, and she’s got me rethinking the kinds of writing I have done and those I still do. In one section Quindlen describes “parallel charts.” By this, she means a doctor, nurse, police officer…
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Keeping track
A regular part of the writing life has little to do with creativity unless you just love dates and spread sheets. Common sense and polite communication demand that I keep track of poetry that has been offered to the editors of a publication. Said editors are busy people and the mail just flows in, either…
Karen Douglass, Author 