The Dog-Paddling Feeling that Fuels Writers

The Dog-Paddling Feeling that Fuels Writers

by | Apr 20, 2009 | Facets of Writing

In defining the qualities writers need to succeed, persistence is often cited. Actually, though, it is beside the point. The ability writers possess to doggedly pursue their writing doesn’t come from an abstract quality of character. It comes from love. Writers...
The Evocative Language of Things

The Evocative Language of Things

by | Apr 7, 2009 | Facets of Writing

For poet T.S. Eliot, April was famously “the cruelest month.” But it’s National Poetry Month, now — a month to pay attention to poems. In other words, words. Here are a few.   On the grass, the pigeons are still gathered where they were nested...