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10,000 Hours...
This is how long it takes to become "good" at something.
10,000 hours. This is one of the statistics buried in OUTLIERS, Malcolm Gladwell's treatise on success.
That's 600,000 minutes. Since there are 525,600 minutes a year, I figure if I write non-stop for a year with no sleeping, eating, or potty breaks, I'll be a "good' though exhausted writer.
Just thought you'd like to know... maybe by then the market will have improved as much as I.
I spent about 3 of those precious hours enjoying the snow, the kids, the hot cocoa and popcorn. It was about time we got a real snow day.
THE READING... Finishing up Jane Hamilton's A MAP OF THE WORLD. It's scary how I can relate to her protagonist's fumblings as a mother. This story tugs. Also reading BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN by Charles Bock. Got one book downstairs, another upstairs. I won't tell you about the third book carried around in my purse - yet. It's my debut pick for March.
THE WRITING... Lots of short stuff spewed since the beginning of the year. Not sure if it's the muse or procrastination, but it's been fun. Every single prose piece found a home. PURE percolating, slow but steady. Writing letters and prepping samples for summer workshops - cross fingers. One of my trusty BRIGHTER THAN BRIGHT beta readers delivered, and in a wonderfully daunting way. Some great suggestions and ideas, and I'm already on it. Thank you.
LISTENING TO... JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE. About time RADIOHEAD got the grammy nod. This album is brilliant... "What's the point of instruments, words are a sawed-off shotgun..."
10,000 hours. This is one of the statistics buried in OUTLIERS, Malcolm Gladwell's treatise on success.
That's 600,000 minutes. Since there are 525,600 minutes a year, I figure if I write non-stop for a year with no sleeping, eating, or potty breaks, I'll be a "good' though exhausted writer.
Just thought you'd like to know... maybe by then the market will have improved as much as I.
I spent about 3 of those precious hours enjoying the snow, the kids, the hot cocoa and popcorn. It was about time we got a real snow day.
THE READING... Finishing up Jane Hamilton's A MAP OF THE WORLD. It's scary how I can relate to her protagonist's fumblings as a mother. This story tugs. Also reading BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN by Charles Bock. Got one book downstairs, another upstairs. I won't tell you about the third book carried around in my purse - yet. It's my debut pick for March.
THE WRITING... Lots of short stuff spewed since the beginning of the year. Not sure if it's the muse or procrastination, but it's been fun. Every single prose piece found a home. PURE percolating, slow but steady. Writing letters and prepping samples for summer workshops - cross fingers. One of my trusty BRIGHTER THAN BRIGHT beta readers delivered, and in a wonderfully daunting way. Some great suggestions and ideas, and I'm already on it. Thank you.
LISTENING TO... JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE. About time RADIOHEAD got the grammy nod. This album is brilliant... "What's the point of instruments, words are a sawed-off shotgun..."
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Comment by Erin Cole on April 18, 2009 at 11:20pm -
This is nice to know - my dad is a policeman and he was told it took 3,000 hours just to feel comfortable shooting a specific gun, and I'm sure at least another 7,000 to be good at it!
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Comment by Lorianne on March 4, 2009 at 8:03pm -
i got exhausted just reading this! well, that & thinking about the 10k... i wonder though if you can write if youre so busy writing & not experiencing the world... dont get me wrong, i'd be willing to go off to a little house by the beach & give it a try...
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Comment by Linda on March 3, 2009 at 5:19pm -
Trev, agreed - life IS too short to read one book at a time. But maybe we're both manic? I have 12 (!!!!!) on the floor by my bed, and sometimes I'll read 2 or 3 before bed... Peace. Linda
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Comment by Linda on March 3, 2009 at 5:17pm
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Jay baby, if only we all had patrons - no? Think of the amazing words we could weave. I'm looking for a sugar someone who only wants to read my words... and will pay me to produce. Words only - know anyone? Peace, Linda
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Comment by Linda on March 3, 2009 at 5:16pm
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Tess and Scarlett, BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN is about a kid who goes missing in Las Vegas. It's tough to read as a parent, especially because of all the seedy characters. And the kid is not particularly likable, which adds another nuance to the tale. The writing is amazing. Check it out... Peace, Linda
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Comment by Trevor Mcpherson on March 3, 2009 at 9:59am -
I take comfort in hearing about your upstairs/downstairs/one in the purse reading routine. I have my nightstand book, my commuting book, and my couch book. I wanted to believe I wasn't the only one, and now I know. Life's just too short for one book at a time, especially if I have to get my 10,000 hours in.
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Comment by Jay Holmes on March 3, 2009 at 9:30am -
My guitar teacher at the community college is always referring to this ten thousand hour thing. People like Mozart had it made, the only distraction he had was trying to keep warm.
-Jay
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Comment by Scarlett Rose on March 3, 2009 at 1:58am -
wow, that's hectic. And I'd like to know what BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN is about :)
Share!
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Comment by Tess Dickenson on March 3, 2009 at 12:40am -
I keep hearing about BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN... I'd love to know what you think of it...
Now... for that 10,000 hours...
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