For today...
I'm thinking of a this...
as a this.
We all have days like this...
and days like this...
and some days we catch one the size of this...
and then there are the days when we catch one the size of this.
I wish all of you many, many days of catching at least this...
But remember...
You'll need a really good this.
Elspeth - Oh, yes indeed you do need a good hook/bait. I really like your analogy, actually. Anglers can use all the fancy baits and lures they want; if they fish aren't there, they ain't. Writers can do a number of things that help them spark creativity, and that's important to do. But ideas happen when they happen.
ReplyDeleteMargot; I often think of an old Sesame Street episode in which Bert and Ernie were out fishing. Bert, of course, used traditional fishing tackle while Ernie sat in the boat and yelled "HERE FISHY, FISHY, FISHY!" and a fish would leap into the boat. Let's put it this way -- I'm not usually Ernie in this scenario.
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