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Must We Kill Our Darlings?
Sandra Neily here. (Revising and sharing a previous post I needed to hear this month.) Stephen King drove the knife deep: “Kill your darlings, kill your darlings,” he wrote. “Even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your … Continue reading
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Forty-Year-Old Clues to the Muse
Sandra Neily here: Recently, I unearthed a journal I kept long ago when I traveled alone with my dog Harry, across the country and into western states I wanted to explore. Today I think I was looking for clues to … Continue reading
Risk Placing Real Emotion at the Center of Your Work
Yes, it’s all melting, but if we close our eyes we might remember, standing in the same spot … what we loved. Onward into my post! “If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and … Continue reading
Welcome Yourself Back Into Your Writing
Sandra Neily here: The challenge! After a long break, how to reenter a manuscript? (Or a report or anything that’s been sitting for a while.) How to re-engage with the original urge to tell a particular story? I use … Continue reading
Henry David Slept Here: Maine’s Wild Economy
Because my post was published a day or two before the Christmas holiday, I thought I’d offer it again in January when we might have more time to relax, read, and reconsider Henry David. ********************* (In 2006 I wrote … Continue reading
Looking Down, Not Up
Sandra Neily here: Looking down, not up, I found surprises this week. Most leaves, except for brilliant, coppery beech, have left the trees up here around Moosehead Lake. I was not looking forward to November even though we got the … Continue reading
Parker-izing. Saying A Lot, With Not Much
Sandra Neily here: I’ve been camping by a river for a while. No cell or wifi (heaven!) but did some Robert Parker searches for this post before I prepped and packed 10 days of food for my husband and me … Continue reading
Joyful Even After …. The Facts
Sandra Neily here: On Earth Day, do we have enough residual hope to celebrate success, even as the future often looks really tough? Today, we hear from my good friend, Sally Stockwell, Maine Audubon’s Director of Conservation. In the … Continue reading
