Category Archives: Sweet Nothings

Life Updates

photo by Keith Gallagher So you may have noticed the blog has been on hiatus for a few months. Well this post contains a list, not so much as excuses, but of events that have occurred in my wife’s and my lives in the past few months. USM: I have been accepted into the MFA …

June 10, 2010 – 11:31 am | By Keith | Posted in News, Sweet Nothings | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Meta Monday 14: What I Believe About Writing

photo by Zero One Elizabeth George: “What I Believe about Writing.” First, to be an assured success in writing, a person needs to possess three qualities: talent, passion, and discipline. Second, to be a probable success in writing, a person needs to possess either talent and discipline, or passion and discipline. Third, to possess talent …

May 31, 2010 – 7:57 am | By Keith | Posted in Meta Monday, Sweet Nothings | Comments (0)

Henry Miller’s Commandments

photo by ken Henry Miller’s 11 writing commandments, as taken from Henry Miller Miscellanea. COMMANDMENTS Work on one thing at a time until finished. Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.” (The project he was working on at the time) Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever …

February 15, 2010 – 8:00 am | By Keith | Posted in Advice, Meta Monday, Sweet Nothings, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)