Comments on Rabid Fun: Just For Me

I really enjoyed your story, that was truly moving...

2006-01-31T15:33:00.000-05:00

I really enjoyed your story, that was truly moving.

Your response in your comments cracked me up so mu...

2006-01-30T11:40:00.000-05:00

Your response in your comments cracked me up so much that I forgot what I was going to say!

I used to "coach" songwriters, and oh my but they hated being "encouraged" to edit and revise.

My favorite stories are about gospel songwriters. I'd tell them to edit something and they would become enraged, telling me, "I'm not changing one jot or tittle. God gave me this song!"

To which (in my head) I would response, "Then your God does not have a coherent thought OR a clue about prosidy. You should worship a different one."

The editor asked a writer, "How many writers does ...

2006-01-30T06:14:00.000-05:00

The editor asked a writer, "How many writers does it take to change a lightbulb"?

The writer replys. "I ain't changing a damn thing"!

I find revising much harder to do than writing. I get so sick of going over my work that I never want to see it again.

About editing: If I want a second edition of my b...

2006-01-29T18:03:00.000-05:00

About editing: If I want a second edition of my book, they want me to change 20% of it, or about 60 pages. I just don't feel I have that much different to say from the first edition, so I may have a "Revised" version come out in the summer. In reading over the chapters now, maybe I'm too close to it, but I like what I did two years ago, and other people seem to like it too.

About the other, the message today in church was about courage. Courage to follow Jesus, courage to do what it is right. Things I needed to hear.