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.)
Fri, Jan 09 2009
There's a lot of mystery in the facts
Life should always contain a bit of mystery in order to keep it interesting. And after doing research for an article or even for a fictional story, a writer should never write every single detail of research into the subsequent piece of writing. There should always be some reserve, something held back. That bit of knowledge will lie beneath the work and give it a powerful momentum that carries it much farther than the sharing of a thousand details can convey. Life also has moments that tempt us to spill all that we know or think that we know. But truth is often more welcomed and better understood when recognized amid the ordinary, drawing us toward its illumination. The trick is to communicate the illumination as both a mystery and as something that was always meant to be.
posted at: 15:53 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Life should always contain a bit of mystery in order to keep it interesting. And after doing research for an article or even for a fictional story, a writer should never write every single detail of research into the subsequent piece of writing. There should always be some reserve, something held back. That bit of knowledge will lie beneath the work and give it a powerful momentum that carries it much farther than the sharing of a thousand details can convey. Life also has moments that tempt us to spill all that we know or think that we know. But truth is often more welcomed and better understood when recognized amid the ordinary, drawing us toward its illumination. The trick is to communicate the illumination as both a mystery and as something that was always meant to be.
posted at: 15:53 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Cheryl Holdridge's passing
I was sad to hear of the death of former Mouseketeer Cheryl Holdridge. A lot of us remember her early work and her ability to entertain with a true appreciation for her fans.
posted at: 10:10 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
I was sad to hear of the death of former Mouseketeer Cheryl Holdridge. A lot of us remember her early work and her ability to entertain with a true appreciation for her fans.
posted at: 10:10 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
