Smiles and truisms to start off your week...

cj Sez: I know. I’m supposed to post an interesting and informative blog for our Lyrical Pens followers. 

 Well, I procrastinated again (actually I spent all day Saturday at granddaughter’s soccer games — they won both of them, yay) so, instead of newsy items, I’ll pass along some smiles and truisms that show up on my computer screen with regularity.

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Noun-verb agreements

I write.

You write.

He writes.

She writes.

They write.

We all revise . . . a lot.  

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It’s funny how Red, White, and Blue represent freedom . . . until they’re flashing behind you.

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I am a professional writer. I can tell lies with a straight face.

But I’m a piker when it comes to atoms.

You can’t trust them.

They make up everything.

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At two a.m.: “I need to stop, I whispered to myself as I started reading another chapter.” (cj Sez: Been there, did that.)

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James Watkins: “To survive as a writer, you must develop a tough hide and a tender heart . . . and never, ever get the two switched.”

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Here's the key I wish I had when I'm on deadline: 

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Diablo Cody: “I don’t have a formal rewrite process. I just compulsively groom and re-groom scenes like a cat with OCD.”  (cj Sez: My method exactly.)

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We are all precious in the sight of the Lord.

He may shake His head a lot, but we’re still precious.

You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same.

cj 

“Bad Day at Round Rock” short story in The Posse anthology

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