I have written the following long piece out and, following a friend's advice, I have decided to break it down into short pieces and post the results here. It is just an honest attempt to talk about what I do when I write and some of the history behind why I do this (a little dated, but it gets to the point):
A Writing Life
It is the first truly cold day of the year and I am in a coffee shop with a letter from another magazine reminding me of their contests. I have been carrying around this dollar-store notebook without putting down a single word. I have also carried around a second smaller notebook with perforated sheets that are easily torn out for notes. In this notebook, I have saved up many ideas that have not yet been followed through in full essays or stories. This is the more important of the two books. It provides a clear guide to my mind’s travels and sometimes nonsensical thoughts. I could not work without it. It gives me the push to write more than just a memo to myself. This is how I begin to write.
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