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Acknowledging Influences

Lately, I’ve been making a leisurely read of Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing. In it, he mentions many of the things that influenced him, that fed his imagination. It made me think of how many writers shy … Continue reading

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The Difference Between Construction and Creation

I was looking for quotations earlier today. Nothing specific, just ideas that could inspire me, since I was in need of some inspiration myself. In doing so, I ran across the following quotation from G.K. Chesterton — It highlighted for … Continue reading

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Max Adams and her New Edition

I got to know Max Adams online back in the days of the GEnie Message Boards service. The film version of her script for Excess Baggage was just coming out, and so I went to the film because Max herself … Continue reading

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Your Outlook Is Important

I recently finished rereading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. I’d first gotten it a couple of years ago on the recommendation of a friend, and enjoyed it at that time. But not long ago, I was doing tidying-up … Continue reading

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What Makes For a “Hero”?

A conversation I had last weekend (after a Bible study, to put it in context) about the series Dexter has given me some food for thought. I am, in fact, preparing a much longer post about those thoughts for the … Continue reading

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