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Dig Deeper

“Every man has his own patch of earth to cultivate. What’s important is that he dig deep.” — José Saramago

Posted 10 September 2007 † gordon § Authors § Just a thought § Quotes § Writing craft ‡ Comments (2)

Failure

“I’m drawn to failure. I feel that I’m contending with it constantly in my own life.” — Joyce Carol Oates

Posted 17 July 2007 † gordon § Authors § Quotes § Writing § Writing craft ‡ Comments (0)

Leading a Double Life: Professional vs. Creative Success

It’s easy enough for me to take a something that needs to get done at work, break it down into projects, tasks, meetings to schedule with people, questions to research, and so on. It seems like it’s exponentially more difficult — for me at least — when it’s a creative work.
Maybe that’s not a sign [...]

Posted 25 June 2007 † gordon § Work § Writing § Writing process ‡ Comments (6)