From Essays After Eighty
The greatest pleasure in writing is rewriting. My early drafts are always wretched. At first a general verb like “move” is qualified by the adverb “quickly.” After sixty tries I come up with a particular, possibly witty verb and drop the adverb. Originally I wrote “poetry suddenly left me,” which after twelve drafts became “poetry abandoned me”
A very long time ago I recorded an interview with a nice chap from Do Radio, a new thing from the Do etc people. If you want to listen I believe you have to consult the chart here, translate it into your local day and timezone and listen at that
I'm always minded to write a gift guide at this time of year. Because I see the ones flying round the socials - and I'm a fan - but they tend to be very US-centric and therefore frustrating. But then, when I come to write one,
Tartine Artisinal, Tooting Broadway 12.11.25 I think I've had an idea for a book I might want to write. I had rather assumed that my book days were over. They're a lot of work for not much reward, but this possibility has got its
@thetrevorcrump How a Utah dentist turned a boring industry into a viral brand | Personal branding, marketing strategy, and standing out in a saturated market. Thanks to Dr. Hanks @Happy Tooth for coming on the podcast! #marketingtips #marketingstrategy #marketing101 ♬ original sound - Trevor Crump💡Marketing + Biz