Word count: 1,070. Music: Raising Sand, Robert Plant/Alison Krauss The final song, Your Long Journey, written by Doc and Rosa Lee Watson, is a gorgeous hymn that grabs my attention from the first word. As I’ve mentioned, I use music as ritual so that I can write. Some songs are so heart-stopping that they take me out of myself and I can’t do anything but listen. Vivaldi’s Winter Largo is one of them, as is Lucinda Williams’ Read more…
Visited friends in San Antonio, and as I predicted, there was beer. Also, margaritas. Ben Tom and A and I visited Johnny Love and Melissa and their four boys. We sat in the shade in the back yard and caught up on life, friends, work, family, everything that makes life worth living. And K called from college, so it was like everyone was there. John and Ben have been friends since high school. We don’t see Read more…
Consider this a bye week, as long as we’re talking about Friday Night Lights. Next week will be on essential tools and resources for a writer. Have a good weekend and write lots! We’re getting together with our friends from San Antonio. I predict beer.