Zach
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Sean Gibson:
Judging from your photos (which I have only browsed for informational purposes I swear), you appear to have children. I myself also have kidlings, so my question is how on Earth do you read as much as you do? My kids have taken it upon themselves to never let me read again. I'm forced to listen to audio books in the car like a paranoid deviant. I'ts nice, but not the same. What's your secret? Thank you!
Sean Gibson
Zach, Zach, Zach…it’s okay to admit that you were obsessively scouring my pictures because you are bamboozled as to how a head that small can support a nose that big. I get it.
And, man—it’s tough, isn’t it? Reading time—let alone writing time—diminishes exponentially with the advent of tiny humans in your life.
I probably do less reading than you think (and almost all of my writing transpires in the backseat of strangers’ cars during the ride-sharing portion of my commute), but here are a few secrets:
1) Read graphic novels. They take way less time than a book but STILL COUNT AS BOOKS. So, there’s that.
2) Use an ereader/app. Both of my children are sucktacular sleepers, so I’ve wiled away many a long, late-night hour trying to get them back to sleep with the help of my Kindle. God bless the people who enabled one-handed reading in the dark.
3) Treat sleep like an undercarriage wash. Sure, we all like to get the super-duper deluxe car wash because it makes us feel like kings, but no one really NEEDS all that nonsense. The basic version works just fine for most. I feel the same way about sleep—I get what I can, but, like noted sage Jon Bon Jovi once said, I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
Good luck, my friend, and happy reading whenever time permits!
And, man—it’s tough, isn’t it? Reading time—let alone writing time—diminishes exponentially with the advent of tiny humans in your life.
I probably do less reading than you think (and almost all of my writing transpires in the backseat of strangers’ cars during the ride-sharing portion of my commute), but here are a few secrets:
1) Read graphic novels. They take way less time than a book but STILL COUNT AS BOOKS. So, there’s that.
2) Use an ereader/app. Both of my children are sucktacular sleepers, so I’ve wiled away many a long, late-night hour trying to get them back to sleep with the help of my Kindle. God bless the people who enabled one-handed reading in the dark.
3) Treat sleep like an undercarriage wash. Sure, we all like to get the super-duper deluxe car wash because it makes us feel like kings, but no one really NEEDS all that nonsense. The basic version works just fine for most. I feel the same way about sleep—I get what I can, but, like noted sage Jon Bon Jovi once said, I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
Good luck, my friend, and happy reading whenever time permits!
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