Rebecca Moesta

Cross-posted from MySpace:

As of right now, the blizzard of 2006 has left about 18″ of snow at our house, with drifts well over 3 feet deep. The winds were up to 50 mph, and the snow blew sideways most of the day creating whiteout conditions. Whee! That meant that no WordFire employees could come in to work, there were no deliveries, no repair people came, very few phone calls. Yippee! And my commute is about 30 feet down the hall. Blizzards are quite lovely under these circumstances.

Kevin knew about the blizzard, so he and hiking partner Tim headed off to Moab yesterday with my nephew Spencer for a long weekend of hiking and writing in beautiful Utah.

As Kevin always says, “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” And we are, indeed, lucky!

May all of you enjoy the bliss now and then of uninterrupted work on something you love in a beautiful environment.

ciao,*

Rebecca

P.S. Deb, one of my bestest buddies for more than a decade (and president of Kevin’s fan club), is fairly new to MySpace. She is 2nd on my friends list. Would some of you please welcome and befriend her?

*This multipurpose Italian salutation is used in an advised, tongue-in-cheek manner and in no way implies a corresponding chicness, shallowness, or worldliness on the part of the author. (Additional pejoratives may apply. Void where prohibited by law. Ask your physician if Ciao is right for you.)

Cross-posted from MySpace:

In the coming weeks, I’ll be posting various bits of wisdom that Kevin and I offer in our writing workshop (Writing 201: Things I Wish Some Pro Had Told Me). Most of the advice applies perfectly well to art, acting, computer programming — whatever your field is. Just replace a word or two, and you’re good to go.

For now, I’ll start where we always start, with the classic writing advice of Robert A. Heinlein. Read it.

Heinlein’s Rules of Writing
1) You must write.
2) You must finish what you write.
3) You must refrain from rewriting, except to editorial order.
4) You must put the work on the market.
5) You must keep the work on the market until it is sold.

Kevin’s addendum to Heinlein’s Rules
6) Repeat from step one.

That’s the foundation. If you’re looking for advice on being a writer and you’re not following the classic advice, start now! Remember, a writer writes.

Until next time.

ciao,*

Rebecca

*This multipurpose Italian salutation is used in an advised, tongue-in-cheek manner and in no way implies a corresponding chicness, shallowness, or worldliness on the part of the author. (Additional pejoratives may apply. Void where prohibited by law. Ask your physician if Ciao is right for you.)