Ever since I started posting things here, I have, with some
regularity, posted “lies” writers tell other writers—and themselves—about writing.
The point being that writers have to find their own way. Advice, counsel,
instruction, guidelines, decrees—all those things can be helpful. But, in the end,
there are no commandments from on high, no hard-and-fast, dyed-in-the-wool rules
about how to become a writer.
Had I posted these thoughts weekly, this entry would finish out a
year’s worth. That ought to be enough. I suspect I have covered the subject as
well as I know how, and then some.
So, while I will continue to write about any and all aspects of
the West, literature, poetry, art, and anything else that strikes my fancy,
there will be no more “Lies they tell writers.”
Enough is enough. And that’s the truth.
Well, I'm not sure about this. How can we tell whether you're telling a lie now, Rod? Hmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say, Tom? My only defense is that I attempt to expose lies, not tell them. Then again...
DeleteClose your eyes. Listen to someone you love. And off you go. Troof, and nothin' but the troof. JB
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you, John. And that's the troof.
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