Get a Life

Besides writing, what else do you do? What’s on your writer’s bucket list?

This week’s topic challenged me to think about my life outside of my writing. I really need to find more things to do.

I suppose it’s fairly common for people in the prime of their careers to wish they had more time for other activities. When I was working at NYU, and later in Hollywood, sixty- and seventy-hour weeks were the norm, not the exception. When you’re building your career you tap into youthful stores of energy...