Privacy, Planning & Pulitzers

The plan was to copy scribblings from my notebook here - but I see it's been left behind at work. Which is sad, it being a very private notebook and all. Listing among other things, which bussdrivers are hot and which are definately not. And various rantings about depression and desolation and various bowel afflictions. Well, there you go, morning shift person - pleasant reading tommorow.

What I've arrived at is that it might be a pretty good idea to have some sort of structure, or story, if you plan on writing a book. And sure, while this was the basic cornerstone of Creative Writing 101 last term, it managed to escape me till now- Story - good. Lack of story - bad.

The last drop of inspiration needed for this was Edward P Jones who's just been awarded gotten the Pulitzer for his first novel "The Known World" at the tender age of 53. And while I may not win anything but my do-it-yourself kit of tar and feather, it's still a releif to know that one doesn't have to rush into things. The world is out there, waiting for you, at 25, 35, or 55.