I Love Convincing A Reader

I Approach Stories As A Private Educational Enterprise: I Want To Learn About Something. I Teach Myself Through Research, Reporting, And Thinking, And Then, When I Feel Like I Know The Story, I Tell It To Readers.

I Want A Chainsaw Very Badly, Because I Think Cutting Down A Tree Would Be Unbelievably Satisfying. I Have Asked For A Chainsaw For My Birthday, But I Think I'll Probably Be Given Jewelry Instead.

I Wish I Had Coined The Phrase 'tyranny Of Choice,' But Someone Beat Me To It. The Counterintuitive Truth Is That Have An Abundance Of Options Does Not Make You Feel Privileged And Indulged; Too Many Options Make You Feel Like All Of Them Are Wrong, And That You Are Wrong If You Choose Any Of Them.

I Want To Let My Friend Buster Know That I Would Like To Have Dinner With Him Tonight. Does Buster Work At Home? Then How Likely Is He To Have His Cell Phone On? Is He One Of Those People Who Only Turns On His Cell When He's In His Car? I Hate That.

I Am Dismayed To Realize That Much Of The Advice I Used To Parcel Out To Aspiring Writers Has Passed Its Sell-by Date.