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Two epiphanies and a miracle 26 Mar 2013 | 12:52 am
So something has happened. I was approached by an indie publisher about writing a book on nation-building, and I’m going to do it. I am saying yes. That’s not even the most profound thing to come from...
The worst way to do social media 22 Mar 2013 | 12:46 am
The worst way to do social media is to sit down at a computer and read through hundreds of articles to find the two worth talking about that haven’t already become ubiquitous. What a waste of hours th...
Multi-tasking in human speech 13 Mar 2013 | 01:22 am
“When we humans speak, we are not merely communicating information but attempting to make an impression and achieve a goal. And sometimes we are hoping to prevent the listener from noticing what we ar...
What to do when you’re stuck with a blank page 7 Mar 2013 | 10:05 am
“Sometimes when I was starting a new story and I could not get it going…I would stand and look out over the roofs of Paris and think, ‘Do not worry. You have always written before and you will write n...
The benefits of reading out loud 6 Mar 2013 | 10:40 am
“A poet once told me that he was reading a draft of a new poem aloud to himself when a thief broke into his Manhattan loft. Instantly surmising that he had entered the dwelling of a madman, the thief ...
How I feel about the Internet 5 Mar 2013 | 10:05 am
“Sometimes I call them the People I’d Like to Know and sometimes I call them the People I Know I’d Like, but it means much the same. Their faces flash by in the crowd, and are gone, but I recognize th...
We do ourselves a disservice 4 Mar 2013 | 06:07 pm
“Part of a reader’s job is to find out why certain writers endure…You will do yourself a disservice if you confine your reading to the rising star whose six-figure, two-book contract might seem to ind...
How to be great…quickly 2 Mar 2013 | 03:50 am
We learn by being taught, but we gain true, gut-level understanding when we keep swallowing up worthy examples of a job well done. I become a great writer by reading the words of great writers. I beco...
The only thing that matters 8 Feb 2013 | 08:57 pm
I’m convinced, finally, that now is all there is. After feeling the high heavens and rock bottoms of all my successes and failures, I know it’s true — this is really my life. I spent my 20s reaching h...
Our fragmentary culture 15 Jan 2013 | 12:03 pm
“Our generation is prone to amuse itself with fragmentary information and resources. We flip on the TV for brief programs, and then we think we know about the subjects they dealt with. A few paragraph...
