Reply to Kikare

Hi Kikare, your comment (on the previous post) gave me a night of long thinking. I do tend to produce different stories at short intervals, and as a result none of them seem to get properly finished. I have a nervousness about my writing, and so I need to reassure myself that I can produce [...]

Michel Thomas reminds me

Viewing myself as a factory, I’m worrying about finished products. I’ve developed a good output rate, and I’m reading a satisfying amount, but only a small number of final pieces are ready to show to friends and publishers. I have a story about an English teacher trying to run a business, which possibly needs a [...]

More about 6am

I am really enjoying my writing life at the moment. The waking at 6 thing is great not because I can work for an extra three hours (my stamina is not capable of that yet), but that my mind is so much clearer at that time. Hours pass before I need to be involved in [...]

6am ups

My life is pretty good at the moment. I have lots of time to write, lots of interesting books in my house to read, and teaching just enough lessons to believe I can still save money. I have a neighbour willing to teach me Spanish, and lots of really exciting plans for South America. I [...]

Things I read in 2006

If you read one book every two weeks (seems ok, right?), that means you will finish 26 books a year. Only 26… I’ve written down everything I think I read last year; it’s a good list, but I want to be a lot more voracious and wide ranging this year. High recommendations get a *
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