by Andi | Jan 9, 2012 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
If I were reduced to rest Turner’s immortality upon any single work, I should choose this.” – John Ruskin writing about J. M. W. Turner’s painting “The Slave Ship.” I’m staring at a postcard that hangs above my printer. Eilean... by Andi | Jan 8, 2012 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
Ever have one of those weeks where you spend most of your time productively? Where most things go well? Where you find yourself pleased with the way meetings and conversations and get-togethers with friends have gone? I had that week this week. The only problem with... by Andi | Jan 6, 2012 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
The only tools a writer really needs are something that writes – pen, pencil, chalk, one of those black rocks that we used to play with as kids – and something to write on – paper, canvas, sidewalk. We can get by with those, although the chalk and... by Andi | Jan 3, 2012 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
They taunt me. They sit on their smooth sides with their titles spining out, and they taunt me. I hear them in the back of my mind. They whisper to me. They tell themselves into my thoughts and lure me in. Stacked high on a shelf they rest and wait for me. A... by Andi | Jan 2, 2012 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
I can feel it again. That craving. That urge. That need. I have taken two weeks off from writing, two much-needed weeks to rest, think, play, sleep, and just let my mind work on the book without me fretting over it. I really needed this time. Now, I am eager. That old...