Monthly Archives: October 2013

You Can’t Take Back Yesterday

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Multiple Viewpoints

by Leonard Bishop There is no comfort in carrying around long-held regrets for expectations and goals that were never fulfilled. Regrets are like all-season mosquitoes that sting you into the recall of what you once might have done. Most of … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Persistent Threats

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Multiple Viewpoints

by Leonard Bishop There are two persistent threats that intimidate all inexperienced writers who want to write novels. And unless they avoid those threats, they will never write their novels. When I was instructing at the University of California, in … Continue reading →

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We Grow Through Time

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Multiple Viewpoints

by Leonard Bishop I enjoy remembering, but I do not believe in photograph albums. They are bulky, and troublesome to maintain. There are always stacks of pictures in the drawer, waiting to be placed on the pages. Years ago I … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Life: A Social Vacuum

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Multiple Viewpoints

by Leonard Bishop Don’t quit your present employer to become a professional writer until you have learned how to be alone. It is not the lack of talent or skill that stops someone from succeeding as a professional writer. Talent … Continue reading →

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