Archive for the Writing
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
I’ll never be a traffic cop
There are some jobs I know I’ll never have — a lot of jobs, actually. And there are some tasks I hope I’ll never have to do.
I will never be a police office, and I hope I never have to direct traffic.
It’s a rare thing to get inside the head and heart of a person who does perform those services. I heard a policeman say one time that his job is 90% boredom and 10% terror.
This morning, when I read Greg Lucas’s account of directing traffic, I knew that some big-figure percentages of impatience, patience, and compassion also need to be stirred into the mix.
I came away with perspective that will grow some patience and compassion in me, I pray.
(Greg’s blog is Defending Mayberry: The Prodigious Adventures of a Small Town Police Officer. He’s a good storyteller with good stories to tell. I hope you’ll subscribe to it.)
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
So you want to write – 2
I’d like to add another recommendation to my thoughts about writing.
If you are a writer who has published or hopes to, I recommend that you subscribe to Rachelle Gardner’s blog. She is a literary agent and regularly posts very helpful insights about writing and about the path to publishing.
Ever received a rejection? I have, and her post on Wednesday helped me.
