From one writer to another, thoughts on both the creative and publishing process. I finally opted for self-publishing after the painfully recorded (at this blog) futile two-year agent-search. Three novels published (available at most outlets and eBooks available), fourth ("Hafan Deg") is having a rest from all the re-writes, but "Winnowing" is alive and well and up to the fifth chapter. I have a headache.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Treme
In case you're wondering, Treme is a New Orleans neighborhood.
I have nothing to add. My words - clever though I sometimes imagine them - just won't do it justice. Watch it.
I can barely wait for next Sunday.
Quotes to Consider
"Well behaved women rarely make history."~Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”~William G.T. Shedd (1820-1894), theologian, teacher, pastor
"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something." ~Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd U.S. president
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), essayist, poet, philosopher
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~Mark Twain
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
~ Wayne Gretzky
