Barbara Abercrombie's Blog, page 15
January 10, 2012
Finding Plots
Life does not come neatly packaged in plots. This is one of the many, many reasons it's so hard to be a writer. Not only do you have to write but you also have to figure stories out - who...
January 6, 2012
Twists and Turns of One's Own Work
And then one morning (after a good night's sleep, a short session of yoga and a two mile run, and fueled with coffee) you sit down at your desk and dip back into your manuscript - and you think, hey,...
January 4, 2012
Writer's Angst
Okay, so the holidays are over. (A friend pointed out that I was running around my house last week muttering "Okay, okay, okay.." as I clicked off things on my To Do list.) And today - as no doubt most...
December 29, 2011
Happy New Year!
From the whole gang - (R.'s family birthday party two days after Christmas.)
December 23, 2011
Blessings & Joy
Nelson and I wish all of you blessings and joy for the holidays. Give books, read a lot, and don't forget to write in your journal.
December 20, 2011
Then Again...
I got lots of books read on the trip to Europe. My favorite was Diane Keaton's memoir, Then Again. It was like having a real heart to heart with your smartest, most honest, funniest girl friend about what's really important...
December 12, 2011
On A Boat
The silence of this blog has been due to an overload of stuff – holidays, teaching, family. You all have your own version of this stuff. (If it's keeping you from your writing you're invited to vent under comments.) Right...
November 23, 2011
A Thanksgiving Blessing
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. — Ralph Waldo Emerson from Adrian Butash's Bless this Food:...
November 13, 2011
Self-publishing: The Greyhound Bus Journals
In 1974 my friend Cy saw an ad in the San Diego Union travel section that said: "Travel anywhere Greyhound goes for a full month for a flat fee!" He had been trying to figure out a family vacation for...
November 11, 2011
Two Extraordinary Documentaries
I think all great art and the good that's done in the world comes from people who are obsessed and driven by passion for what they love the most. Two such people are Bill Cunningham and Buck Brannaman - and...
