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They're crafty...on writers and habits and dogs

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I'm thinking about Jack London this morning and how much he loved his dogs. In fact, the author of Call of the Wild and other literary classics had a strict agenda. He would rise in the morning at Beauty Ranch - " Jack London purchased the property when it was abandoned in 1905 with hopes of becoming a rancher. He named it Beauty Ranch. While London was there, he expanded the small cottage to 3,000 square feet and converted the stone house next to it into a study where London would write his works. Between 1909 and 1911, London bought more land to expand his ranch." So Jack would write for three hours each day and then indulge himself by playing with his dogs - his greatest passion. I think of Jack London when I try to model my efforts. I can't imagine a better example to strive for. Not any horror story... Stephen Kin g not only known for his mastery of the craft, but also socially famous for his Corgi, Molly. His Twitter account (now abandoned like an old ha...

Writing every day no matter what

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Starting out this new blog. So first, I've exhausted every single avenue to locate a photo I thought I'd saved or at least posted on Facebook. It's something I put together years ago to represent what dash who I am. Bunny Rabbit, the sarcastic Captain Kangaroo character. Wendy and Lucy , the Michelle Williams film about a woman and her dog. And lastly, but not leastly, a photograph of Lois Henrickson, Grace Zabriskie's wonderful Big Love character aiming a shotgun at somebody. I cannot find it anywhere, not in all my files, the cloud, or any of the social media platforms I use. All I could find was an old video of Lois chopping off Hollis's arm. First thing in the morning, I get up early. I mean early like sometimes 1:30 or 2:30 in the morning. I just can't wait to get started. Don't ask me why. Numero uno at the kennel club features Major Dickason, good old Peet's coffee. The story seems to be: "A loyal customer of our original Berkeley store, ret...