Failing is part of success. No one gets it done on the first try, so better get it out of the way so you can learn and move on to the next thing! It's not whether you win or lose, fail or succeed, produce a masterpiece or a piece of crap--it's the doing that matters. To …
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
This is the first experience I can remember of being really impacted by a short story. I read it in high-school, at 15 or 16 years old, and have remembered it ever since. The story tells of a man about to be executed by hanging, from the aforementioned bridge. When he is pushed off, however, …
Immortality
I wonder if Shakespeare ever suspected his writings would be the subject of entire classes, hundreds of years later. Did Van Gogh ever imagine even in his most optimistic dreams that replicas of his works would be hanging in dorm rooms across the world in the 21st century? I doubt it. They are still influencing …
Editors are good, you should get one!
When writing, I know I will always get too close to the work and be unable to see it with clear eyes. This can lead to either hating something good, or being enamored with something sub-par. Second opinions are a must, but you have to be sure that opinion is coming from someone who knows …
Always getting better
Writing is one of the best hobbies to have, because you can always get better at it. With most things you reach a peak, then your body starts to fail you and you're done with. Writing, though, can only get better with experience, and as long as your mind is healthy you can keep doing …
Jonas David 