First Person

Write in first person. I always write in first person if I can. It is a much stronger voice than all the others, but when I do, I take the risk that someone may think I am unhappy, or upset, or suffering, when in truth -- I am writing.

Now there is always a grain of truth in everything, and the truth is that I sometimes write in first person even when I am thinking about someone else. Like I said, it is stronger and it also preserves anonymity for those people who don’t want their lives all over my thots.

I am a pretty strong character. I can carry a whole lot more weight than you might imagine and although I am not rolling in money at the present, I am okay. For me it is usually more a matter of priorities than anything else. Do I buy that book, or go to the library? Do I rent a video this weekend, or watch cable, or even read a book, or, perhaps, write one!

I do not have to support anyone but me and I’m relatively simple to care for. Good music, good books, beautiful scenery, loving family -- life is good.