Sorry for all the capital letters but I just received the advance copy of the June issue of Pen World and my article on letter writing has been published! I will update more when it hits the stands!
Also I just received word that I will be giving a seminar on letter writing at the DC Pen Supershow in August! Will keep you all posted !
YES!
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
YES!!!!!!! HEAVY METAL LETTERS FROM LEMMY OF MOTORHEAD!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, this is surreal, but true. In the documentary about the lead singer from the amazing heavy metal band Motorhead, someone speaks about his amazing letter writing!
Please skip to 1:35:00 for context and full story:
Lemmy's Letters!
Please skip to 1:35:00 for context and full story:
Lemmy's Letters!
Sunday, May 12, 2013
About Writing.... simply WRITING!
Okay, while I cannot find too much on this, I was blown away by the perseverance of this man. I have said in my seminars that for many hundreds of years, the Bible was copied as a way for people to learn how to write and learn language. The meditative aspect of this cannot be discounted.
Here is the article: Man Hand Copies Bible
Here is the article: Man Hand Copies Bible
Monday, May 6, 2013
The Letters between two real poets! YES!
I came across this book at a book store recently. I found that the way they set out the letters in the beginning at times was like poetry, i.e. it is not in strict paragraph form. Finally! Someone who writes like I have!!!!
Airmail: The Letters of Robert Bly and Tomas Transtrome
Airmail: The Letters of Robert Bly and Tomas Transtrome
Friday, April 5, 2013
Depression, writing, and letters....
I think this says it all about great personal letter writing:
"He secretly felt a great many things that he did not say aloud...."The Uncovered Letters of William Styron on NPR
"He secretly felt a great many things that he did not say aloud...."The Uncovered Letters of William Styron on NPR
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Junot Diaz and letters!
The multi-award winning writer Junot Diaz mentions his love for letter writing here:Junot Diaz and Letter Writing
Monday, March 25, 2013
Okay, this is a stretch, but it IS a personal favorite
One of my favorite movies since I was very very young has been the Graduate. In that movie, there is a scene where Ben (Dustin Hoffman) is scene trying to write a letter over and over. Thanks to youtube, here it is:
The Graduate Letter Scene (start at 1:37)
The Graduate Letter Scene (start at 1:37)
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