Writer’s Diary 26: Kayaking, Writing, and Hiking
I spent the early morning kayaking. We left at 6:15 and finished at 8:45. It was glorious. The summer sun, at 6 o’clock, was a red ball in the sky that reminded me more than anything of when I was on an exchange in India at 18, with the sun rising red above the fog south of Delhi in an agricultural region where I lived for
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Writer’s Diary #24: A 21st Century Typewriter
Ezra Klein has a great interview with [Tom Hanks] (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-tom-hanks.html). It starts with Klein and Hanks talking typewriters. I loved it.

One detail, the custom-made typewriter desk Hanks had built. Another, the fact that he writes a quick letter to his wife, running out the door at
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Writer’s Diary #23: Fragments as Stories
I only have a little time this morning, between the kids’ run and wanting to start on writing projects, and starting late. So, a moment of reflection on the book of fragments. (I’m writing a book of fragments.) What does that mean? Each is a short story. It tells a story. Things happen. The exercise is to l
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Writer’s Diary #21 – Yesterday, a good day. Why?
Yesterday, I had what felt like an unusually good day of writing. So, I want to reflect on what worked. Of course, with an eye on how to repeat it.

Some observations:

Writing was the priority. I didn’t schedule writing, nor plan it, nor interrupt it by looking at email, news, or anything else.
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Writing Diary #18: Elizabeth Gilbert on Elusive Genius
Yesterday I watched a TED talk by Elizabeth Gilbert about elusive genius. I came to the talk via a Paul Krugman article asking if Taylor Swift is underpaid. (Short answer: she is). To build his argument, Krugman notes Swift is the real deal, as evidenced by this Tiny Desk concert. It’s good. Listen.

A few minutes in, Sw
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Writer’s Diary #12: Finishing a Draft
Yesterday I finished a draft of the Introduction, printed it, and re-read it with an eye for editing. Now, with a draft, the question is what’s next? Bits are great. Parts suck. The chapter is unfinished. But, I need a change. The question for the diary: should I stay with it or should I go?

In my experience, writing is iterative work: slow
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