I was reminded by a friend’s blog entry that I have a wee moral dilemma to deal with. At least, in my mind it’s something I should address. People like me spend hours blogging or journaling or whatever you care to call it because we get some kind of personal satisfaction from doing so. I’ve … Continue reading A wee moral dilemma
I arrived late last night and found the party had come and gone without me. But the trappings were still there … On a page at Vanity Fair, I found the following picture, seemingly sans caption, headline, or any other identification: Ugh! It was after midnight, I was tired, and the image made me recoil. … Continue reading ROFL at Vanity Fair
We’ve all heard of ghostwriters. They get paid to write an article or book for someone else, and that someone publishes the work as his own. (You didn’t think all those famous people who write books are really good writers, did you?) Ghostwriting gets more sinister when the anonymous writers are being paid by pharmaceutical … Continue reading Wyeth chooses profits over ethics
Sarah Palin, Alaska’s about-to-be-former governor, delivered her resignation speech Fourth of July weekend. In doing so, she revealed once again why she should immediately recuse herself from the national stage and concentrate on fishing and hunting deep, deep in the Alaskan wilderness. In case her deficiencies weren’t apparent to those who listened to her speech, … Continue reading But wait … she’s going to write a book!
It wasn’t easy — not becoming a writer. I worked at it most of my life. It started back in high school. One of my English teachers thought I showed some talent with a couple of short stories, and encouraged me to write. As it happened, she was also the sponsor of the school paper, … Continue reading How I never became a writer
We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection. –Anais Nin Continue reading A pearl for writers
