“A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” ~Joyce A. Myers Things are a little crazy, per usual, around here this week. I’m getting ready for my twin grandsons to come visit this weekend. That, along with this book I’m supposed to be writing and my Hometown Book Launch coming up, made me totally forget Wednesday’s post. So here’s …
One Pencil = 45,000 Words
“A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” ~Joyce A. Myers With one pencil you can write 45,000 words – a short novel. Actually not quite half my own novels, but then I’ve been accused of being a bit wordy at times. I heard this interesting fact not long ago on the radio about how many words were …
Sharpening Pencils
–I just wasted most of my early morning working time sharpening pencils. Well, not really sharpening actual pencils, but doing things that were about as productive in actually getting any words written. I suppose a sharpened pencil might make one more productive. That’s always what the writer thinks when he or she stops writing because come on, a person can’t …