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A good story is like a motorcycle. All the parts move together and move forward. (7-8-99)
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Doctor Students
by Leonard Bishop The only unpleasant experience I have had as a writing instructor was when there were medical doctors in the class. The subjects they wrote about were usually terrifying. X-ray radiation and hereditary alteration, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic … Continue reading
Dying of Health
by Leonard Bishop I’m taking a battery of vitamin pills and I feel drugged with supplementary health. My body is becoming befuddled. It has not yet learned how to assort the power I’m pushing into it. Sometimes the cod liver … Continue reading
We Always Do Our Best
by Leonard Bishop I can understand why people who write newspaper columns get tired of their usual readers and hope to gain others. Persistent readers take the columnist too seriously. They begin to believe they know the writer and thus … Continue reading
Modesty: Bah, Humbug!
by Leonard Bishop When you finish reading this paragraph you will be convinced that I am one of the few absolutely nice guys you have ever read about. For long time now I have wondered why people like me. Although … Continue reading
As I Was Saying
by Leonard Bishop I collect collections of clever, astute, amusingly wise sayings by past and currently notable people. They are enjoyable and instructive. Example: Not many people realize that the saying, “God helps those who help themselves,” does not come … Continue reading
Is Data Fact?
by Leonard Bishop People ask writers, “Where’d you get all the information you use?” The obvious response is, “Research.” The question to ask the writer is: “What do you do with all the information you gain from research and never … Continue reading
Step Right Up; Get Your Ticket!
by Leonard Bishop My career and life are ruined and I am in a desperate search–all because of the short story I could not write. The plot was too complicated, the characters were too complex, the meaning too deep … Continue reading
Small Town Living Lacks Anonymity
by Leonard Bishop Everything has been written about before–but to the innocent( the ignorant, to0), the trite can be original. Living in a small town like Herington is causing me to worry about my family, and I’m beginning to doubt … Continue reading
Answers to Writing Questions
by Leonard Bishop, Author of Dare To Be A Great Writer Before addressing myself to letters I have received about questions on writing, I will first state my attitude. I read each letter carefully and regard each letter seriously. I’m … Continue reading
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