Does anyone notice another new blog?
I don’t think so, but here goes with an attempt to write about writing and say something worthwhile.
When I first had the dream of writing for a living I started reading books about writing, so that’s how I’ll start.
One of the best books on writing that I’ve ever read was written in the early 1900s by Dorthea Brande. On Becoming a Writer is a book I’ve given away and still sometimes read. One of the best quotes (and there are many) is: “If you are unwilling to write from the honest, though perhaps far from final, point of view that represents your present state, you may come to your deathbed with your contribution to the world still unmade.” So, for years that is what I have been trying to learn to do. Writing honestly, letting your true feelings show, that’s tough. Maybe it only applies to fiction, but I don’t think so. And, since this is my opening blog, this is my offer of something to think about if you are a writer, whether a professional or just a closet wordsmith. Are you writing honestly?