Part of the joy of what we do

One could probably (hopefully) tell from my reading site, but I don't think I've ever mentioned here that I love Esquire. And that Chris Jones is one of my favorite writers. Love him for his great writing, his honesty. (This is not connected to my work, btw) Recently he started a new blog dedicated to writing and words, which really could not have been more perfect for me, for so many reasons. I've been reading it religiously to learn and to be inspired, and I just wanted to post an excerpt from his most recent interview with Charles P. Pierce:

"Isn't that part of the joy of what we do? When whatever it is that makes us writers fires at the right time and at the right place, and the perfect word/phrase/sentence in exactly the right place happens? It can happen anywhere—you could be somebody who's doing four running stories in an afternoon at a state high-school tournament, or a bonus piece for SI, or anything in between, and you see a player or experience a moment, and something sparks in your head, the connection happens, and you can almost hear a big door closing—WHOOM!—because there's nothing more to say. You've found a way, at least for that moment, to get the language to do exactly what you want it to do."

I love the moment when the words come exactly the way you need them to. Though lately, must admit, quite unfortunately that moment often happens when I'm in the shower. But the other day (oh, here's the connection to my work!), I was having lunch by myself and I was just thinking about writing/editing for the yearbook, and how it's been nothing like I expected in both positive and negative ways. As I was wording the sentiments in my head I decided I should just write it all down. Kept writing and writing. I can't promise it'll be good but it felt right and it often takes me awhile to get even a paragraph down to the way I want it.

So, that will go up soon.