Still a Work in Progress
In your voyages around the blogosphere and the twitterverse, you’ve no doubt noticed that this is the time of year when anyone with an internet connection tells the world about their resolutions for...
View ArticleDiscovering the Write Place
I’ve never been into the whole writing at a desk thing. I’ve tried it, but couldn’t get comfortable in that rigid, upright position. I suspected that what I needed was room to spread out, so I pushed...
View ArticleThe Year In Focus
When you’re developing film by hand, you always print a contact sheet — a single print of all of the negatives on your roll of film. Every shot is laid out in neat rows, side by side for comparison....
View ArticleSolo Writer’s Retreat
Some writers spend hundreds of dollars for a few days of seclusion in the wilderness. Far from Internet connections and cellphone reception, writers at retreats try to rekindle the spark of...
View ArticleAn Ear for Good Writing
There are some writers who can work in total silence. I have never been one of them. I don’t understand them and I don’t associate with their kind. I’ve always been at my most creative when my...
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