The best artistic advice, according to Rainer Maria Rilke, is to ignore artistic advice. In Letters to a Young Poet, he writes, “You ask whether your verses are good…. You compare them with other poems, and you are disturbed when certain editors reject your efforts. Now (since you have allowed me to advise you) I …
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My Writer’s Wall
I am trying to have a rough copy of the first half of my novel by April 29th! Wowzers. Just in time to relax by watching the Royal wedding with old friends. Is anyone else a loyal royal watcher? I always thought I must be pretty dorky, but I’ve since met others who enjoy my sort …