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Trek vs. Traffic
Found this sweat shirt in the back of my closet. I remember going with my friends Steve, Tracy, and John. We wanted to see the cast who were [..]
Rule 12. Don’t Look Back
You’ve just finished the first chapter of your latest Greatest Novel Ever Written. Let’s call it GNER, with a silent G. You’ve poured your heart and soul into [..]
Rule 11. Not everything you write is gold. Sometimes it’s crap. Unless you’re Midas, then even your crap is gold, but only if you touch it. Stop touching your crap. That’s weird.
So, you’ve just finished a work in progress. You think it’s the best thing you’ve ever written. You send it out and it comes back rejected. Okay, fine. [..]
Rule 10. Rejection is now your life. Get used to it.
I like to think I have a sense of humour. Some people have even asked me why I didn’t become a stand-up comic. I tell them I couldn’t [..]
Rule 9. Always carry a knife…for editing.
As I mentioned when I began my rules, I based them on the rules created by the main character of the TV show NCIS. Among the more infamous [..]
