Fact of Life for Writers (One): You just want to write. It’s nice if somebody actually reads it, but the writing is the thing. Notes, emails, really pithy shopping lists. I have actually written, in the past year, a legitimate letter, with a pen on paper and mailed to a recipient via the post office. It had a stamp and everything.
Fact of Life for Writers (Two): Nobody reads anymore, at least nothing on paper. As a result, nothing gets published. So being a proper writer is harder than ever. I have written speeches, PR fluff, news releases, brochures, video scripts, and snarky columns, not to mention this very blog. None of that qualifies me as a proper writer. A proper writer writes stories, with characters and plots.
Fact of Life for Writers (Three): Okay, I lied in Fact (One). Writers want people to read their stuff. It’s natural. Did you expect anything different?
Over on the right side of this blog, under “Maka’s Pages,” you will find “Bernoulli at Play.” It’s a short story I wrote a litte while ago that some people have liked. Referring to Fact (Two), we now know that you’re not going to find it at your local bookstore, so you’ll have to read it here.
I’m posting it in parts to keep from driving all of you blind. Click on the main title for a little intro, and the Parts for the, well, parts. I originally planned to parcel it out over a few days, but it seems people want to get it all at once.
Fact of Life for Writers (Last): Give the readers what they want.
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