Daily Archives: June 11, 2012

So What Makes an Author?

Flowers of Baghdad, Literature, WritingBy Bruce Lyman June 11, 2012 Leave a comment

I attended a cocktail party recently and enjoyed a range of conversation with various folk involved in the publishing game. I liked the fact that the 41 year veteran from the mail room (I suspect there is more to the story than just that) was there and mingling.

(1) When the Going Gets Tough…

Annapurna, Annapurna 2012, Bush Walking, Catching My Eye, FriendshipBy Bruce Lyman June 11, 2012 1 Comment

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. When I first read that in a school magazine (relating, I believe, to the then athletics captain, a diminutive chap, whipping Xavier in some long distance race) I was taken at how pithy it was. I then discovered over a period of time that it is…