Alive

It seems that I had a sudden flurry of posts and then just petered out. Never fear, my adoring public, I am still here.

My time lately has been spent writing (woo-hoo!). So far my new writing method is working quite well (I've been consistently productive since I began, which is as good as I can ask for). How consistent have I been? Well, how does over 12,000 words and 40 pages (in a little over two weeks) sound? Yeah, be impressed, it's ok.

Let's see, what else can I blabber about right now? Oh yes, I said something pretty boastful the other day, but I think it's a good quote. Maybe I'll be remembered for it (if somebody else hasn't said something similar).

Here it is:

1000 words? I can paint a picture in 50. ~J. A. Devenport

I don't know that I really can, but that is what I try to accomplish when writing. Writing, even prose, should have a certain sense of poetry. Blogging isn't the best place to accomplish this, nor is academic writing I guess, but everything else should embrace the beauty found within language. Prose should paint a picture, and 1000 words is enough to go through several poetic images that capture far more than a single picture is able to do. So, anytime you here that cliche "a picture is worth 1000 words," smash it down. Prove them wrong. Language is powerful.