Tag: Robert A. Heinlein

October 9, 2014

Creativity: How do you gather your bits and pieces?

Organize the bits and pieces. I’m brushing my teeth and an image comes to mind. It’s intriguing, and I feel the need to race for my computer, but I have to get ready for work. There is no time to pursue this image and the possibilities it offers.  So I head for the library catalog…

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July 9, 2014

Reading the Heinlein Biography, part 2: the writer’s personhood

My previous post on William H. Patterson, Jr.’s, Heinlein biography focused on what I learned about the writing business.  But that wasn’t all I gained from the reading.  In many ways, Heinlein’s life provided general rules to live by as a writer and a person. Take care of your mortality: physical health, mental health, diet…

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