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The next step

September 2, 2009

Y’all know how I feel when I get a big thick envelope in the mail! I just got one plopped into my lap!

It’s the copy edited version of the still untitled Frank Lucas memoir.

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been a crazed nutcase lately. Completely consumed by my edits.

I haven’t been eating or sleeping. Just writing, re-writing, editing, tweeting and tumbling.

Quite honestly I feel like I’m losing it.

I now understand why musicians hole up in studios for weeks on end when recording. And why painters cut off their ears.

Okay. I’m exaggerating. But Im definitely in a fever of some sort.

Family’s living on fast food and I’d be mortfified if any one saw my living room right now.

And now, I have this Frank Lucas book to read.

This is probably good for me to switch gears and focus on another project for a minute.

apologies to all my dear readers ahead of time for my random obsessive tweeting and social media-ing.

I’ll be back to normal, soon. I hope.

Journalism101: The Dreaded Question

March 19, 2009

Reporter

Listening to old interviews this morning and heard one that made me chuckle.

Had been talking to the person for an hour. And quite abruptly, he said, “Can I ask you a question?”

First of all, I know from experience that if someone asks you if they can ask you a question, your answer should be NO.

So I was leery. But of course I said, “yes….”

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