Every week I share ideas and inspirations, both silly and serious, which inform my (writing) life.
This week it’s all about the internet, social media, and tuning out the siren call of other people’s voices. We can pretend to be “busy” all day long by on social media, email, or by searching out someone else’s creative work on YouTube or other websites. But let’s face it. Unless we keep the digital monster at bay, it can eat up all our creative time.
Every week I share ideas and inspirations, both silly and serious, which inform my (writing) life.
This one, via the New Yorker, contains links to several audio recordings including one to Flannery O’Connor reading “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” and this one, by Ze Frank is a lot less reverent. He gets to it around the 1.38 minute point. “It’s just a goddamn poem, leave the poor thing alone.”
“Noone’s going to buy a half-written novel. No-one’s going to read a blog post that stops short after two paragraphs. So whether your writing aspirations involve hitting the New York Times bestseller list or living from the passive income from your ebooks, you need to finish what you start.” [via Write to Done]
A one-sentence letter from J.D. Salinger is up for sale. [via Salon]
I’m following a list I created of 110 Florida writers on Twitter and 20 people are following that list. (The exponential power of social media at work.) I’m sure there are more Florida writers out there. If you’re on Twitter, and I’m not following you yet, let me know.
MAD about Words
is the brainchild (and heartchild) of
Mary Ann de Stefano
Writer, editor, writing coach. Cool, clear-eyed, seeker of wisdom and truth. I believe in you.
