There is always another book around the corner. Sometimes I don’t know where they come from although I always remember who I “borrowed” a book from. There is no lack of interesting books although you can become a dilettante and only sample a book here or there and only get a narrow picture of what the author wanted to convey. There are some books, though, that are meant to be read that way. Open up the book anywhere and start reading. Novels obviously have to be read from cover to cover although I have no compunction to stop reading it if it does not keep my attention. I enjoy a good story and am partial to animal’s stories: authors who describe their special relationships to animals. My office has my favorite books and special books that are marked up that I would never lend to anyone. They are like “old friends” to me and I want them at my disposal if I need to refer to them. I can not see how much an I Pad can possibly replace my library and there is nothing like leafing through a book and then another. I like touching a book and turning pages and opening it anywhere. There is always an interesting book around the corner.
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There is always something to write about. It is a question of picking up a “thread” in your life and following it on paper if you are so inclined.
There is no such thing as writer’s block unless you have picked yourself clean and not allowed yourself any empty spaces or “down time” to put it another way.
Every day you have concerns and different thoughts are going through your head. You just have start somewhere and follow it where ever it goes.
None of that happens if you do not allow yourself quiet moments. Your brain really never stops. You just have to physically stop and record and follow at least one line of thought.
Although it is always up to you whether you want to write and follow your thoughts on paper (or the keyboard). It is always up to you. Writing is only one form of communication. You live to write, not write to live.
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