Category Archives: Sweet Nothings

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)

Gambler Horse Names

photo by Bobby Duran The wife, brother-in-law, and I played a good old fashioned board game thrifted while we were in chicago. Parker Brother’s 1975 masterpiece Gambler. A glorious game of chance that inevitably draws mass screaming in the stereotypical voices of gangsters and auctioneers. But throwing down wads of fake cash on horses simply …

January 10, 2010 – 10:56 pm | By Keith | Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Sweet Nothings | Tagged , | Comments (0)