Entries Regarding: WRITING IS HARD

Known Unknowns #4: Is It Done Yet?

Dec 16th, 2011

Known Unknowns #4: Is It Done Yet?

You COULD just keep working on that thing until you die...

Known Unknowns #3: “Is This Okay?”

Dec 13th, 2011

Known Unknowns #3: “Is This Okay?”

TweetShareThese were the words spoken to my wife and me as we stood at the gates of Santa’s inner kingdom in December 1999. Well–one of Santa’s kingdoms, but I’ll get to that. We were at Macy’s in Manhattan for our first-ever trip through Santaland. For fun, we’d even brought our new baby. Our family’s been […]

Known Unknowns #2: Envy, The Silent Killer

Dec 9th, 2011

Known Unknowns #2: Envy, The Silent Killer

TweetShareHere’s what I never know: When will envy next creep in and possess me? I don’t know when it’ll appear, I don’t know where it’ll come from, I don’t know how long I’ll be out of commission. The only known is that it will reappear, same way I know this about the moon. Every now and […]

Known Unknowns #1: The Hall of Dinosaurs

Dec 6th, 2011

Known Unknowns #1: The Hall of Dinosaurs

That awful moment when you realize this is the job of writing. Is this what you thought you were signing up for?