I'm headed off on an adventure tomorrow to spend two weeks as "artist in
residence" at the Ames library in Easton, Massachusetts. I'm not taking
a car so I'll be isolated in the north end of town without a lot of the
usual amenities around. Doesn't bother me. I don't leave the house for
days as it is.
I'll be hosting a daily creative writing group and working entirely on my book (no flutes, no chasing, no dogs, no pub trivia...) the rest of the time. Working with new writers is a mixed bag. It's not that the writing or ideas are good or bad. The problems run deepest when a writer can't take constructive criticism or want to change anything they've written. Since nine tenths of writing is rewriting, that can be a problem.
Wish me luck! I'll send notes from the road.
I'll be hosting a daily creative writing group and working entirely on my book (no flutes, no chasing, no dogs, no pub trivia...) the rest of the time. Working with new writers is a mixed bag. It's not that the writing or ideas are good or bad. The problems run deepest when a writer can't take constructive criticism or want to change anything they've written. Since nine tenths of writing is rewriting, that can be a problem.
Wish me luck! I'll send notes from the road.
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| Cool house I get to stay in. |
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