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What I learned covering a mutiny at sea
I was ready to go home at the end of my work day when I got a call about a possible mutiny at sea. November 1990. We were in the ...
How permission can lead to more authentic truth
Winning permission to enter whaling camp and the promise of honesty ...
What to do with the sacred muse
Memoirs sometimes show you things the author didn’t intend. A painfully egotistical book is an obvious example. But in the case of a great talent, that unintended insight can be ...
Facing the final final deadline
The cover of Saving for the Future, by Dave Rose Dave Rose had his wry smile even as he told me why we needed to finish up his book faster ...
What prose styles tell us about our minds
English prose styles change through time like musical or artistic styles, but within the period of a dominant style people often don’t see it as changeable—they think the current style ...
Does it matter who’s real or fake?
Milli Vanilli, 1990 If you can’t tell the difference between a novel written by a human being and one written by AI, why do you care? We need a good ...
Why everyone needs an editor
A close friend or partner (in my case, Sarah is both) can be like an editor for your life, helping you avoid mistakes that you would regret. That happened a ...
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