The Boss’ Nightstand Stack

by Jeff W Posted on November 7, 2014

sprinsteen_guitar_raised275pxIn last Sunday’s New York Times Sunday Book Review there was a special treat for book-loving music fans and specifically fans of “The Boss” in the aptly titled “Bruce Springsteen: By The Book” interview.

When you think of Springsteen you think of a top tier musician with 11 albums in the Billboard Top 200, 26 singles in the Top 100, 12 in the Top 10 and 20 Grammy awards. But you probably don’t think of a 65 year old man who, in his own words, “…didn’t begin reading seriously until 28 or 29.” and who today has a philosophical bent that states, “I find men and women struggling to answer the deepest questions we can ask freeing.”

As a fellow book lover and fan of Springsteen’s music, I found myself feeling an even greater amount of respect and admiration than I previously possessed when I thought of him only as a master musician.  These aren’t “beach reads” that he’s delving into; these are books of serious content for a serious mind and serious contemplation.

Bruce Springsteen reading Examined Loves

For instance:

What books might we be surprised to find on your shelves?

I read a lot on cosmology and a reasonable amount of philosophy. I also like to read about baseball, having just finished Mariano Rivera’s autobiography. For cosmology, “Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos,” by Dennis Overbye, was one of my first favorites. I find men and women struggling to answer the deepest questions we can ask freeing. It also puts in scale whatever my small problems of the day might be. The book that turned me on to philosophy was Bertrand Russell’s “The History of Western Philosophy.” I just finished “Examined Lives,” by Jim Miller, and “How to Live; Or, A Life of Montaigne,” by Sarah Bakewell.

Bruce Springsteen readingI mean, holy crap!, this is deep stuff and to think that someone most “intellectual” people would describe as “just a musician” is delving into such subjects and thought processes is just incredible.

Read the entire interview; you might find yourself feeling a little bit of amazement and, like me, it might give you a few other books added to your nightstand stack.

 

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Stephen King: The Rolling Stone Interview

by Jeff W Posted on November 5, 2014

Cover of Misery by Stephen KingIf I recall correctly, the first Stephen King book I read was “The Stand”, though that was actually his fourth novel. After that I HAD to go back and read his first three; “Carrie”, “Salem’s Lot” and “The Shining” but “The Stand” was my favorite until I read “It” and “It” was my favorite until I read “Misery” which has retained that position through the years.

And of course I thought I had hit the motherlode when I discovered his stories written under the Richard Bachman pen name.

King is also the author “On Writing” of one my favorite books about the art of writing. The first copy I bought was the paperback version because that was all the bookstore had. I devoured it in one day, and returned to it so many times I lost count. For years I looked in bookstores all across the country and could still only find the paperback version until one day a little over a year ago I stumbled into a used bookstore in Asheville, NC and they had the hardback version. I was ecstatic! I gave the paperback copy to my son and the hardback now occupies a place of importance on my bookshelves.

Stephen King quote from "On Writing"Like “On Writing”, Stephen King’s interview with The Rolling Stone on the day after Halloween (how apropos) gives us insight into the mind and imagination of the man who can doubtless be called the modern day master of horror. He takes us down memory lane to explain his years of alcohol and drug abuse, walks us through his process of writing (he still writes 7 days a week, after breakfast and a 2 to 3 mile walk), and reveals his belief in some kind of god figure while also stating, “My view is that organized religion is a very dangerous tool that’s been misused by a lot of people.”

King was almost killed 15 years ago when he was hit by a van while out walking near his home in Maine. It’s sobering to think that most likely (unless one of his family members finished some that were left) his last 19 books would not have seen the light of day.

Thankfully, that wasn’t the case.

 

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Happy Publishing Anniversary, “On The Road”

by Jeff W Posted on September 5, 2014

From The Writer’s Almanac:

On The Road original Jack Kerouac’s beat classic “On the Road” was published on this date in 1957. It’s the mostly-true story of a cross-country hitchhiking trip Kerouac and his friend Neal Cassady took in the late 1940s. Legend — helped along by the author himself — holds that the book was the spontaneous product of a three-week writing frenzy. Actually, the book had been in the works for many years. But Kerouac did sit down and hammer out a first draft in three weeks, tuned into an all-night jazz station and powered by caffeine and other stimulants. Because he typed 100 words a minute, it annoyed him to have to load a new page all the time. He solved that problem by typing onto a roll of paper. The first draft of On the Road is measured in inches, rather than pages: 120 inches, to be exact. It should have been longer than that, but a dog ate the book’s original ending.

If you’ve never read “On The Road” you should give it a try; you might find yourself pulled into the world of Kerouac, lol.

You might also be interested in this post celebrating the birthday of Kerouac.

 

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Happy Birthday, Mary Shelley

by Jeff W Posted on August 30, 2014

Mary Shelley, Authoress of "Frankenstein"It’s the birthday of Mary Shelley, born Mary Godwin in London on this date in 1797. Her mother — feminist advocate Mary Wollstonecraft — died of complications after giving birth to young Mary. Her father, philosopher and author William Godwin, raised her. She grew up surrounded by literary luminaries of her day, including Wordsworth and Coleridge, and she loved to write stories.

When she was 16, she fell in love with one of her father’s students, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who happened to be married. The lovers ran off to Europe, where they conceived a daughter who died shortly after she was born. In the summer of 1816, they spent some time in Switzerland with Lord Byron, John Polidori, and Jane Clairmont.

Byron and Percy Shelley spent long hours debating philosophical topics like the nature of life, and whether it might be possible to reanimate the dead. Mary Godwin became obsessed with the question, to the point that it disturbed her sleep. She later wrote, “I saw — with shut eyes, but acute mental vision — I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together; I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out; and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion.” That gave rise to her most famous novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, published in 1818.

Frankenstein begins: “It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. … It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the pains, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.”

Thanks to The Writer’s Almanac for the above.

 

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Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014

by Jeff W Posted on August 9, 2014

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014 LogoIf there is anywhere in the world I’d love to be during the next 16 days, it would be the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014 in Scotland.

When we were in Scotland in 2006, we visited Edinburgh twice while there; once driving from the castle we were staying at in Oban (that’s an East Coast to West Coast drive), and once driving from Oban to Glasgow and then taking the train to Edinburgh. We loved both trips and getting to spend two different days in Edinburgh was fabulous. It is one of my favorite cities to visit.

George R R Martin Black and White PhotoThe Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014 begins today and lasts through August 25th and the line up for all 16 days looks fantastic, but of course the banner event will be author George R R Martin’s appearance on Monday night, August 11th at 8pm. Though the tickets for that event have long sold out, BBC Arts Online will live stream his appearance that evening as well as broadcasting an interview with the Game of Thrones author the following day.

During the 16 day festival, over 900 internationally-renowned writers and thinkers from 47 countries around the world will be appearing and the full program is available for perusal or download at the Festival website. If you’re fortunate enough to be in Edinburgh at the time, or able to follow the festival remotely, this should be the best Edinburgh International Book Festival ever.

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What Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Is Reading

by Jeff W Posted on August 5, 2014

Dwayne "The Rock" JohnsonI’ve been following the career of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson since his first appearance as a professional wrestler in the WWE back in 1996. Over the past 18 years he has evolved from neophyte wrestler to WWE Champion to movie star, and it’s been a blast to watch him all along the way.

So when I was reading the interview Andy Warhol conducted with “The Rock” over on Interview Magazine and saw this question/answer I was pleasantly surprised to have reaffirmed that Dwayne Johnson is not just a muscle-bound jock movie star, but rather is more correctly categorized as a well-read philosopher warrior.

Dwayne "The Rock" JohnsonWARHOL: What are you reading right now?

THE ROCK: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, and after watching a documentary about him, I just picked up Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim.

I’ve not read Pimp (though I may now), but have read all of Malcolm Gladwell’s books and think everyone else should as well, so finding out that “The Rock” can smell what Gladwell is cookin’ tells me that Dwayne Johnson is just as much mind as he is muscle.

But then he’s always shown that.

 

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Language Center Owner Knows Nothing About Language

by Jeff W Posted on August 1, 2014

Homophone definitionThe big story about writers this week concerns the firing of Tim Torkildson, Social Media Director for the Nomen Global Language Center in Provo, Utah, for his blog post on the Language Center’s website about homophones.

Yes, homophones; words which sound alike but have different meanings and spellings and which the English language abounds in possessing. Words like “mall” and “maul” or “band” and “banned” and many, many others. Generally, teachers of English and especially English as a second language, take pains to instruct their students about homophones because language can be so confusing when the proper word is not used.

Mr. Torkildson states that he was subsequently fired for his blog about homophones and quotes the owner, Clarke Woodger, as stating to him, “Now our school is going to be associated with homosexuality.” and “I had to look up the word” he continued, “because I didn’t know what the hell you were talking about.  We don’t teach this kind of advanced stuff to our students, and it’s extremely inappropriate.  Can you have your desk cleaned out by eleven this morning?  I’ll have your check ready.”

Homophone cartoon

Putting aside the silly notion that the word homophone has ANY association with homosexuality, what really stands out to me is that the owner of a school that teaches English language had to look up the word “homophone” because “I didn’t know what the hell you were talking about.”

Homophone cartoonThat says to me that the owner is nothing but a businessman who has no interest in WHAT his business of teaching language does, only that it continue making money and nothing be done, even in his misunderstood mind, to interfere with that goal. In other words his only investment is a monetary one and not one of truly being interested in what his school is supposed to do for his students. And that is truly, truly sad. You would hope that someone who owns a business teaching language would have the best interests of his students in his heart, but this gentleman doesn’t even seem to have a clue about the school he owns and what it does beyond making him money.

I hope Mr. Torkildson finds another job quickly because unemployment is no fun, especially when you’ve been fired for all the wrong reasons. But I also hold an equal amount of hope that Mr. Woodger either develops a real, heartfelt care and concern for his language center students and their coursework or sells his school to someone who will.

 

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“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Parody – Word Crimes

by Jeff W Posted on July 24, 2014

Weird-Al-Yankovic-Eat-It200pxI’ve been a fan of “Weird Al” Yankovic since I first heard “I Love Rocky Road”, his parody song of “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts in 1982 and, like many other fans, really, really loved his “Eat It” parody of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” in 1984, especially the video that seemed to be in constant play on MTV back when that channel actually played music videos.

But I have to say, this new video “Word Crimes”, which is a parody of Robin Thicke’s 2013 hit single “Blurred Lines” is my favorite of all. Yankovic hits so many of the pet peeves that crop up every day when dealing with people who perpetrate these kinds of “Word Crimes” on the rest of the world.

Speaking of a word crime, Yankovic has publicly apologized for his ignorance in using the word “spastic” in the lyrics, not realizing that  the term has been used as a derogatory reference to those with cerebral palsy.

 

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Ernest Hemingway’s Seven Tips For Writing Fiction

by Jeff W Posted on March 19, 2014

Ernest_Hemingway_Writing_at_Campsite_in_Kenya325pxBeginning writers typically seek out advice from the masters of the craft to try and learn the secrets of writing successfully. Books like “On Writing” by Stephen King, “Zen in the Art of Writing” by Ray Bradbury and others are among the most-used titles on my bookshelves.

So big thanks to my brother for pointing out this site that lists Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction to me. As I told my brother, I’ve never seen this kind of list from Hemingway and the author of the post points out that this is because it is compiled from his personal letters to friends, personal journals and various separate articles he had written over the years.

I can say that numbers 2 and 4 are pretty much standard advice for writers, at least in most of the books, articles and websites I’ve studied.

Number 7 is, of course, one of the hallmarks of Hemingway’s style of writing.

If you’re interested in writing then advice from the masters is what you should be seeking, and Hemingway is most assuredly a master to look into.

 

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Secret Passage Bookshelves

by Jeff W Posted on March 14, 2014

awesome_secret_passage325pxFrom the first time I was watching some old film (I can’t remember what it might have been, but I was young and the film was in black and white, so it’s been a while) where a secret passage was revealed behind a bookshelf, I have wanted to have one for myself. That was followed by watching the 1966-1968 Batman TV series and seeing a bookshelf in stately Wayne Manor slide back to reveal poles that Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson would slide down to make their way to the Batcave beneath the mansion. 12-year old me wanted to live in a house where I could hide a secret passage behind a bookshelf. Who am I kidding? I still want to have a secret passage behind a bookshelf,

BookRiot recently posted “10 Drool Worthy Secret Passage Bookshelves” and they are right…I’m drooling.

Out of their list of 10, I believe the one pictured here is my favorite. A bookshelf that opens to reveal a room with more books and a stairway to a secret room; what could be better?

 

Which is your favorite?

 

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Reading Books And Reading Magazines

by Jeff W Posted on March 13, 2014

goodreads325pxBack in January I set a goal on my Goodreads page to read 52 books this year. I’m a fast reader and if I can’t read a book a week, there’s something wrong with me. So far, I have read 18 books this year, so I am now 8 books ahead of schedule.

magazines325pxAt the end of last week I had finished my 17th book, “Off The Grid” and had planned to take a short break to try and get some writing and photography work done, and to read some of my magazines that had stacked up, both on my desk and my iPad. But my daughter brought me Mitch Albom’s “The First Phone Call From Heaven” so I could read it before she had to return it to the library and I just finished it yesterday. Thanks Princess!

NOW I will take a book-reading break!

man_reading_book_bench325pxFor me, reading novels is a different experience than reading a magazine. If I’m really into a novel, I find myself invested in the experience. Keeping up with the characters, the story, the plot twists, etc. like most readers. But I also try to study the author’s style, way of using words, strategy in plotting and way of utilizing characterization to tell the story I’m enjoying. For my own writing attempts, I’m looking for all that I can learn from authors who tell the kinds of stories I admire.

As a result, I am sometimes (OK, usually) loathe to put down the novel unless I absolutely have to do so. Sometimes, and I know this is hard to believe for those who know me, I can actually get cranky if I feel I’m being interrupted too often or deprived of what I feel is enough time to read the story I’m currently immersed in.

Reading a magazine is different. I can read the content in short, small bites or even be interrupted reading a feature length article and not feel the same kind of investment I experience when reading a novel. I usually try to incorporate magazine reading into my normal daily routine, fitting in a few minutes here or there to get those small bites. It can be while I’m eating lunch, during commercials when I’m watching a TV show live (as opposed to a DVR’d show that I can fast-forward through the damn commercials), or when I’m waiting for someone.

The point is that, reading a magazine, for me, is a different experience, different feel and different expectation than reading a novel. And that’s something I didn’t really realize until a few years ago.

So, I’m curious. How is it for you? Is it a different experience for you to read a book as opposed to reading a magazine or is it the same no matter what you’re reading? I’d love to read your comments on the question.

 

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Why Do We Call A Woman “Lady”?

by Jeff W Posted on March 9, 2014

I always enjoy learning the etymology of our words and language. The video below is a short, 2 minute explanation and history of how the word “Lady” came to be. And, for good measure, they throw in the same for the word “Lord.”

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Tips To Help You Read More Each Day

by Jeff W Posted on February 24, 2014

If you’re like me, you like to read. I mentioned a few days ago that having all day to read would be great. But realistically, most of us very seldom have an entire day to devote to reading.

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However, finding ways to increase the time we have each day to read IS possible. Over at Make Use Of, Saikat Basu has offered up “10 Surprisingly Simple Time Hacks For Reading More Every Day” for our perusal.

I already employ many of these “hacks” in my own attempts to maximize my reading time, and you may be doing some as well. But if you see something new it might be helpful to you as you seek to increase your time for reading.

Take A News Break – I believe, judging by the graphic accompanying this point and the Groucho Marx quote, that he is talking specifically about news on TV. I already get most of my news through my RSS reader or breaking news texts, as well as Twitter. I do typically watch an evening news program to be sure I’m up on what is going on in the world and our country, but I find more and more that I already know about the subjects being covered. Where I need to cut back is in actual TV watching. Since I’ve been writing I have eliminated a lot of TV time, but I know that I need to cut back even more.

Have Small Portions – I usually make use of small amounts of time by reading short articles, magazines or instructional books. things that don’t require an investment of time that a fiction book with its plots, characters and storylines will need.

Optimize Your Browser – Haven’t done this one, other than adding the Pocket extension mentioned in a point below.

Reading Comes In All Shapes…And Sounds – I read dead tree books, though with more and more infrequency. I read digital books and magazines on my iPad, mostly, but also sometimes on my iPhone. If you’ve read this post, you already know I haven’t yet tried audio books, though I can definitely see the time-saving aspect of them.

Estimate Reading Times – Digital books that I typically read on my Kindle app almost always have a feature that shows, based on my usual reading speed, how much time a book will take to complete. There are also times when I’ll think to myself “This article will probably take me _____ minutes to read.” So, one way or another, it looks like I employ this tip.

Don’t Forget Your Read It Later List – For me that’s usually my Pocket app. I click on a lot of things online I want to read, but not at that exact moment. Saving them to Pocket to read later allows me to read them at my leisure; usually on my iPhone when I’m waiting in line, eating alone, or taking Bella out to relieve herself.

Speedread To Do More With Less – I’ve never taken a formal speedreading course, but I do know how to skim through books, magazines or articles to get what I need in less time than I would spend reading each.and.every.word.

Take A Reading Challenge – I started that at the beginning of this year using Goodreads and I’m currently 6 books ahead of my goal for this year. Having the goal has been helpful.

Read Reviews Before You Turn A Page – I try to do this as much as possible. I’ve dismissed some books because of the near-unanimous negative reviews. Knowing that many positive reviews are the result of someone trying to build a false basis and make a book seem “hot” when it may not be, my usual practice is to read the negative reviews first. Sometimes, especially if it’s a genre I like,  I read the book anyway and most of the time I find I should have paid attention to the reviews and skipped it.

Add Value To Time – Yep, I do that too. It’s better than staring at the wall.

Which of these tips, if any, do you employ to get more reading time in each day? Do you have any other tips that work for you? I’d love to hear them in the comments.

 

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Books: Analog Vs. Digital

by Jeff W Posted on February 17, 2014

What kind of book is better? A hardcopy book you can hold in your hand, place on a shelf, feel the pages turn, loan to a friend, and use a cool bookmark to hold your place of where you left off reading? Or an e-book you can download immediately, load on your e-reader (with multiple other e-books, all in the same amount of “space” as your reader), keep with you at all times, pay less (though not always much less) for, and enlarge the type size as needed for aging eyes?

Or perhaps the question should be; which kind of book is better for you? Because it does all come down to personal preference and need.

I ask the question because I came across this infographic based on a poll conducted recently by  Fatbrain, a UK-based print book marketplace. Over 1,000 Fatbrainers responded with their reasons for preferring a hardcopy book over an e-book. Of course since the site is a print book marketplace, the poll is limited to those who have a preference for hardcopy books.

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And I happen to agree with ALL their reasons for preferring a hardcopy book. I love the feeling of a book in my hands. That’s not surprising because I’ve been reading books since I was a wee little lad. I love the smell of paper and ink when I open a book. I love collecting them and sharing them and even giving some of them away. I love walking into bookstores and libraries and scouring the shelves looking for just the “right” book or books. I have a large library in my home, with full bookshelves in almost every room (none in the kitchen or bathroom, though the bathroom has a magazine rack) and I even have boxes of books I need to buy more shelves for. I love analog books, even in this digital age.

But I happen to like both formats so I also have reasons for enjoying an e-book.

I love be able to immediately purchase an e-book, regardless of where I am, and start reading. I love being able to carry several books with me when I travel, but all in the space of my e-reader instead of filling my suitcase with hardcopy books. I love that I can explore many new and different authors, often for free. One of the things I have been doing the past  year or so is to download books offered for free, on subjects or genres I am interested in, by authors I have not previously read. This has allowed me to sample a wide variety of authors and books and while some have been “not-so-great”, others have been fantastic. But they have all been free and they have all, bad or good, allowed me to expand the horizons of storytelling and to discover new favorites at no cost. Now I buy other e-books and hardcopy books of my new favorites to add to my library.

So, in my own life, I have a place and room for both formats. And I don’t feel the need to limit myself to one or the other.

What about you? Do you have a decided preference for analog or digital books? Do you have any other reasons not mentioned for your preference? I’d love to read your comments below.

 

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Do You Listen To Audio Books?

by Jeff W Posted on February 8, 2014

audio_book200pxIf you’re reading this blog I assume you’re a reader of books, but my question today is “Do you listen to audio books?”

I have never listened to audio books and though I have often considered it, I really never thought I would do so. I know a lot of people use audio books on long drives, but I always thought I’d get so involved in listening to the story that I would have minimal attention on my driving. One writer who I follow on the web says that listening to audio books allows him to “read” a greater amount of authors and books AND saves him time because he listens while he is walking or driving, but again, for me, there is that worry about not being attentive to my surroundings. I mean, I get disconnected from this world easily enough when actually reading so I shudder to think how immersed I might get in listening to an audio book.

But yesterday over at BookRiot, Rachel Smalter posted that there are 5 books she wishes she had listened to the audio book version of sooner, rather than limiting herself to the printed books and I find myself once again considering that I should also give an audio book or two a try before saying definitively. Her point is that the “reading” experience itself is enhanced, so perhaps I need to set aside my arguments of using audio books to save time or worrying about being too distracted and just find one I like, sit down and listen.

Have you listened to audio books? If no, why not? If so, what was your experience?

 

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Extroverted Or Introverted Writer?

by Jeff W Posted on February 5, 2014

I was reading my digital copy of February issue of The Writer magazine on my iPad this afternoon and came across this little quiz to determine if you are an extrovert or an introvert writer.

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There was never any question for me; I know I’m an introvert.

My best writing comes when I am alone with no distractions. No people, no TV, no music (though sometimes I WILL listen to music to get the atmosphere of a scene or character I’m writing or even to mirror what I’m feeling myself), and no windows open on my laptop. That said, I have been trying to condition myself to block out distractions and write amidst noise, TV, people, etc. and I’m doing better because I can’t always guarantee I’ll have the solitude I find best to write in.

I’ve been to one small writer’s conference and I sat in the back and used it to learn, not network.

I don’t think I’ve ever been to a networking event because I know better than to waste my time.

I’ve conducted one interview and I was only able to achieve a small level of comfort with myself because I thoroughly researched my subject and wrote out all my questions before interviewing him.

I’ve never participated in a team-writing contest, and seriously doubt I ever will. I view my writing as a solitary exercise and endeavor, not a community event, lol.

And of course, that Four Weddings and a Funeral quote is absolutely me.

Still, it was fun to confirm my introversion.

 

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