I don’t know how to ask the question that is on my mind. But here goes: When did you start your writing career? You have the secret of writing because your words and you yourself are so relatable. Heather Cox Richardson is relatable. Gregg Olear is relatable. I seek out people I can relate to. I have a long list. It is like being thirsty.
For most of my career I've been mostly a visual guy. I shoot and edit, mostly to other peoples words...scripted..or on the tape coming out of their mouths. I've written a few scripts, but not a lot. I started to journal about 25 years ago when life got hard for awhile. I needed the outlet. The thoughts had to go somewhere. The first real writing that I did for any "public" consumption was about the Antietam Illumination. We were doing a grant proposal/request and I had to articulate the project. Georgene who is the founder and chair of the Illumination liked my writing. She was the first person to really encourage me. That was about 6-8 years ago. I started the substack during Covid to have a creative outlet...and I realized that I had a certain kind of voice in my writing that worked. I hit a spot last year that I felt I had lost my mojo, because a documentary project that I put a lot of effort into collapsed...the fund raising failed. I could not write anything. Then we downsized and moved...things got much better and my voice came back.
Keep writing Mike. I enjoy your efforts.
I was never a concert guy - too many people too close too loud. Scary and my hearing is too valuable too me.
But I might have braved it for Gerry. Especially back in the day when I thought my lungs were chambers of joy.
Bill, I have 3 really good Garcia/Dead stories...I'll put that on the list to write about. Thanks M
Thank you, Georgene. You never know how casual words impact someone.
I don’t know how to ask the question that is on my mind. But here goes: When did you start your writing career? You have the secret of writing because your words and you yourself are so relatable. Heather Cox Richardson is relatable. Gregg Olear is relatable. I seek out people I can relate to. I have a long list. It is like being thirsty.
For most of my career I've been mostly a visual guy. I shoot and edit, mostly to other peoples words...scripted..or on the tape coming out of their mouths. I've written a few scripts, but not a lot. I started to journal about 25 years ago when life got hard for awhile. I needed the outlet. The thoughts had to go somewhere. The first real writing that I did for any "public" consumption was about the Antietam Illumination. We were doing a grant proposal/request and I had to articulate the project. Georgene who is the founder and chair of the Illumination liked my writing. She was the first person to really encourage me. That was about 6-8 years ago. I started the substack during Covid to have a creative outlet...and I realized that I had a certain kind of voice in my writing that worked. I hit a spot last year that I felt I had lost my mojo, because a documentary project that I put a lot of effort into collapsed...the fund raising failed. I could not write anything. Then we downsized and moved...things got much better and my voice came back.