I haven't been writing much lately. I don't have writer's block. I don't. I have plenty of ideas for things to write: blog posts, plays, stories, and even a couple of books. When I make myself write I don't stare at a blank screen or page; I write. Sure, some things I write are better … Continue reading Writer’s block versus writer’s ennui
Tag: Writing
I found a play I forgot I wrote. I noticed a subdirectory with an unfamiliar name in the "plays" folder on my computer. In it I discovered the script for a play I had completely forgotten. So I read it. The play is awful. No, I'm serious. It is really, really awful. The problem is … Continue reading The skeleton on my hard drive
Writers love the book Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Every few months a writer I know will mention THE BOOK only to have other people pile on about how inspiring it is. I read it. I didn't find it inspiring. I found it choked with metaphor and platitudes. I didn't hate it, but it … Continue reading Am I the only writer who doesn’t love Bird by Bird?
One of my favorite quotes was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald: "Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story." It is from The Crack-Up, which also includes a section called "Turkey Remains and How to Inter Them with Numerous Scarce Recipes" containing absurd, seasonally-appropriate recipe suggestions … Continue reading Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story
While I was busy publishing pieces of The October Diary, I was also accumulating some news that I finally have a chance to share. I'm telling a story in a live show next week, and one of my blog posts was published in a book! Let me tell you about them! Let me use exclamation points! … Continue reading I’m in a show! I’m in a book!
Kim Z. Dale 