Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Dec 02 2008
Paperwork is a blessing
Today has been a great combination of old business and new business. Writers have an enormous amount of paper that calls for attention, simply because we tend to write things down. It's how we prioritize, how we organize, how we work through problems and how we think. I was able to rid myself of some nagging problems by simply dealing with old odds and ends of paper. And I began a few new projects using paper to get the work started. Computers are fine, but for folks like me there always seems to be merit in handling physical paper. It soothes us and puts things into perspective. I think it's a bit like math for those who use math as a constant that just works when other people and the rest of the world seem to be on the edge of lunacy. Picking up a book or shuffling through a pile of papers pulls us back to the center of what is basic, while still enabling us to see what's on paper as a holding place for all our hopes and dreams.
posted at: 12:01 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Today has been a great combination of old business and new business. Writers have an enormous amount of paper that calls for attention, simply because we tend to write things down. It's how we prioritize, how we organize, how we work through problems and how we think. I was able to rid myself of some nagging problems by simply dealing with old odds and ends of paper. And I began a few new projects using paper to get the work started. Computers are fine, but for folks like me there always seems to be merit in handling physical paper. It soothes us and puts things into perspective. I think it's a bit like math for those who use math as a constant that just works when other people and the rest of the world seem to be on the edge of lunacy. Picking up a book or shuffling through a pile of papers pulls us back to the center of what is basic, while still enabling us to see what's on paper as a holding place for all our hopes and dreams.
posted at: 12:01 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
