Update (in case you’re wondering).

You guys, I am so sorry about the state of this blog lately.     All I can say is that I've only had two days where I could just be at home and rest since the end of March, and I don't foresee that schedule letting up until the middle of May. I am …

Sympathy from The Bard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hnI7yhIWGY "So you write down a word but it's not the right word, So you try a new word but you hate the new word And you need a good word but you can't find the word Oh where is it, what is it, what is it, where is it..." Shakespeare just gets it.

Prowling About.

I love watching The Greats struggle, don't you? Not (necessarily) in a sadistic way, but just because it's comforting to know that stuff doesn't always go smoothly for them. For example, here's an excerpt from a letter Charles Dickens wrote to a friend while he was working on Little Dorrit: "Prowling about the rooms, sitting …

Say It in a Single Word.

I've been thinking a lot lately about how often many words are used to camouflage things. Laziness, shallowness, deceit... Almost any nasty thing you can think of. This goes for everyday life, but it also goes for the writing life. How easy it can be to toss a bunch of words at a project to …