Sometimes You Can't Be What You Ought

People Want To Avoid The Past. I Suppose That's Natural. When We Tally Up All We've Said And Done Over The Years, Despite The Wonderful Memories, The Regrets May Be Fewer But Stand Out More Prominently, Glowing Coals That We Can Never Quite Extinguish, Try Though We Might

When You Work Alone, You Need To Socialize At Some Level.

I Think A Lot Of Young Aspiring Writers Get Misdirected; They Think 'i Ought To Write This, Even Though I Enjoy Reading That'. What You Have To Do Is Write What You Enjoy Reading.

Trying To Write Books With A Subject Matter Or In A Genre Or Style You're Not Familiar With Is The Best Way To Find The Big Block Looming.

And Life Changes. Maybe Just A Little, Maybe A Lot. And At Some Point, It Just Isn't Worth The Fight To Fix It.