Before This

There were ice ages.

Dinosaurs.

Neanderthals.

Bone and stone tools.

Woolly mammoths.

Saber tooth tigers.

Tribes.

Hunters and gatherers.

Simple farmers.

Rising religions.

Emerging civilizations.

Slavery.

Cities.

States.

 

Steel swords.

Castles and knights.

Powerful rulers.

Empires and kings.

Bows and arrows.

Wooden sailing ships.

Daring explorers.

Wars and victories.

Death and plagues.

Nations.

NASDAQ.

Repeating rifles.

Gunslingers.

Horse and buggies.

 

Covered bridges.

Joseph Horne’s.

Sears, Roebucks and company.

The Model T.

Mom and pop stores.

Five and dime stores.

Movie theaters.

Nuclear power.

Pizza joints.

Record players.

Cable TV.

Shopping malls.

Sock hops.

Howard Johnson’s.

FM radio.

Men on the moon.

VCRs.

CDs.

DVDs.

The Internet.

Satellite TV.

WalMart.

Cell phones.

Organic foods.

 

 

 

 

Bird by Bird: Book, Blurb & Collage

I think most writers I’ve encountered have discovered Bird by Bird. It’s a powerful book, and helpful to struggling new writers. I recommend it to other writers. It may not resonate with you, but give it a shot. You never know which book holds the key that helps you move forward, and if you dismiss them without reading them, you may never find your key.

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This is a quote collage I tossed together to highlight some of the content from the book.  Clicking the image will send you over to Flickr where you can view it in high-res.  This is free to share and use however you would like.

I finished reading Anne Lamott’s, Bird by Bird, a couple weeks ago and am happy to share it with all of you today.  This is a call-to-action book about writing that I would highly recommend.  It was suggested to me by someone here on the blog, but despite my best efforts, I couldn’t find the comment.  Regardless, it was a great suggestion (thank you nameless person!).

bird by bird.jpgIf you’re unfamiliar with Lamott’s voice and style, it’s witty and has some kick to it.  For me, that’s always a plus.  What she does amazingly well is talk from the heart about the struggles most writers face (more…

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