Morning routine…..wake up; try to avoid stepping on our dog as I get out of bed; get the morning coffee; read favorites on Go Comics and now that I am awake, read the latest from Oliver Bateman. Life is good!
Great straight talk on writing! Wow--it's cleared the cobwebs.
Especially this: "The quality of his [professional writer] work varies, but the quantity never falters." This is a good reason to kick perfectionism, my perennial demon, to the curb.
If you're an NCIS fan, I feel like I've just been slapped on the back of my head by Gibbs 😄.
former Supreme Court justice Benjamin Cardozo put it very well: "In truth, I am nothing but a plodding mediocrity—please observe, a plodding mediocrity—for a mere mediocrity does not go very far, but a plodding one gets quite a distance. There is joy in that success, and a distinction can come from courage, fidelity and industry."
This is so funny. In nursing terms. You put your back into it.
Yes!!!
Yesterday afternoon, it was a teaspoon. Good to have the reminder to keep digging.
How does the work get done? One step at a time. Here for it!
"And he always gets paid for them."
That was the best advice I was given when I started writing.
Got burnt a few times in the late 2000s, then I evolved.
This phenomena of ____ teachers who don’t ___ exists in almost every field of work. Remarkable piece.
I find it really interesting. Those who can, do. Those who can't...
Morning routine…..wake up; try to avoid stepping on our dog as I get out of bed; get the morning coffee; read favorites on Go Comics and now that I am awake, read the latest from Oliver Bateman. Life is good!
David, maybe it's just me, but...I like the sound of that routine!
Great straight talk on writing! Wow--it's cleared the cobwebs.
Especially this: "The quality of his [professional writer] work varies, but the quantity never falters." This is a good reason to kick perfectionism, my perennial demon, to the curb.
If you're an NCIS fan, I feel like I've just been slapped on the back of my head by Gibbs 😄.
former Supreme Court justice Benjamin Cardozo put it very well: "In truth, I am nothing but a plodding mediocrity—please observe, a plodding mediocrity—for a mere mediocrity does not go very far, but a plodding one gets quite a distance. There is joy in that success, and a distinction can come from courage, fidelity and industry."