I was walking back to my suite at the flyers game. As I entered the suite, I found Don Murray, Marry Karr, and Anne Lammot sitting at the round bar table. What are you guys doing here Mary Karr response saying we are talking about the writing process, any questions you want to ask. I first asked Dong Murray “what is the is the purpose of rewriting a rough draft, he replied. “Rewriting is reconsideration of subject form and audience. It is researching researching re thinking redesign, rewriting and finally line by line editing.” I then turned my attention to Annie Lammot asking her” how do I deal with shitty rough drafts?” she said “what I’ve learned to do when I sit down to work on a shitty rough draft is to quite the voices in my head. First there’s the vinegar lipped reader lady who says primally “that’s not interesting is it” And then there’s the excited German male who writes these Orwellian memos detailing your thought crime. And then there are your parents agonizing over your lack of loyalty and direction” My last question was to Marry Karr and my question to her was ‘How do you get yourself to write?” Marry said “In the begging when there are zero pages, you have to cheer yourself up into cranking stuff out, even if it later lands on the cutting room floor. Each page takes you somewhere you need to travel before you land in the next spot.” As Marry was finishing up her sentence the horn for the third period started. Thanks guys I have to go back to my game.
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__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? My idea of perfect happiness would be __2.__What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear would be heights __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I can be very honest some times and its not a good thing to be when your not afraid to make people mad. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? __5.__Which living person do you most admire? __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? __7.__What is your current state of mind? __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Love, I guess its because I’ve been heartbroken so many times but love is very overrated, its not like the way they portray it in the movies. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I lie when my parents ask about homework. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? My weight __11.__Which living person do you most despise? Two x girlfriends, My boss, and a few of my co workers. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? Personality, eyes laugh, __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Ok, I mean __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? I wouldn’t call it love but her name was Katie, We spent the whole summer together. __16.__When and where were you happiest? Summer 2017 and Europe the same year. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? The talent I would like to have is be able to sing or play the guitar. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My learning disability, I hate the fact that I have it. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? Graduating High school, and traveling to Europe by myself, and getting my license __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? A dog __21.__Where would you most like to live? North Carolina, New York City or California __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My grandfathers watch __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? __24.__What is your favorite occupation? Video games __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? My sense of humor, or my kindness __26.__What do you most value in your friends? I value trust, and communication in a friendship. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? Stephen Kind, Marcus Lutrell, Stephen Ambrose __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? Deadpool __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? Mom Dad, Burce Springsteen, Claude Giroux __31.__What are your favorite names? __32.__What is it that you most dislike? Vegetables __33.__What is your greatest regret? Too many to count __34.__How would you like to die? __35.__What is your motto? Fuck it Link to questionnaire - https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2000/01/proust-questionnaire/amp |
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