tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871862720127769520.comments2008-10-17T10:34:43.247-07:00PJnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871862720127769520.post-85818040638656145572008-10-17T10:34:00.000-07:002008-10-17T10:34:00.000-07:00It's interesting how those strings can stay attached, even though the story is unrecognizable. People say write what you know, btu I wonder, can you ever do otherwise? Isn't it all a piece of you somehow?japhy99http://www.blogger.com/profile/02757172931221738380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871862720127769520.post-13231432109504050912008-10-17T10:32:00.000-07:002008-10-17T10:32:00.000-07:00Sadly, I don't have any books on my desk. But here at work I do have desk movies -- DVDs I'll pop in when I need a break or inspiration, watch a few scenes, get back to work.<BR/><BR/>The Departed, Heaven, Magnolia, Usual Suspects, Shawshank Redemption, Hero, Glengarry GlenRoss, Lost in Translation, Ghost Dog, Traffic, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon...japhy99http://www.blogger.com/profile/02757172931221738380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871862720127769520.post-83438880002295944432008-10-13T11:26:00.000-07:002008-10-13T11:26:00.000-07:00I have a friend who's a great writer in an old farmhouse.japhy99http://www.blogger.com/profile/02757172931221738380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871862720127769520.post-17388948223114031192008-10-13T11:25:00.000-07:002008-10-13T11:25:00.000-07:00So true, so very true.<BR/><BR/>And I think you're seeing, as I am, what your next novel is going to center around...japhy99http://www.blogger.com/profile/02757172931221738380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871862720127769520.post-88802996693493559052008-10-07T18:11:00.000-07:002008-10-07T18:11:00.000-07:00Do it man. Fucking do it.<BR/><BR/>You have to.<BR/><BR/>We were raised to be too polite. To let the best writer in you out, let him be a goddamn bastard.<BR/><BR/>Something I struggle with all the time...japhy99http://www.blogger.com/profile/02757172931221738380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871862720127769520.post-84897813742955001632008-10-07T18:09:00.000-07:002008-10-07T18:09:00.000-07:00An empty page is mad as hell.<BR/><BR/>This is my new mantra.<BR/><BR/>Genius.japhy99http://www.blogger.com/profile/02757172931221738380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871862720127769520.post-68703598846652823292008-10-07T11:24:00.000-07:002008-10-07T11:24:00.000-07:00Hey there...<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to let you know if you think you are a writer, you are. If you think you're not, you won't be.<BR/><BR/>Putting out a 50k word novel is pretty amazing man.<BR/><BR/>I suggest you check out the book "How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead" by Ariel Gore. Highly recommend and will give you some good inspiration to keep going.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09233302946386745003noreply@blogger.com