More reflections on David’s Daily Journal

David Gane

Nov 7, 2020 — 1 min read

David from the future: David's Daily Journal is now defunct. See the 20/ New Directions newsletter for more information.

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After yesterday’s David's Daily Journal (or whatever it ends up being called), I feel like more context and writing is required. I also haven’t decided if I need to separate and consider each piece, or if collections of ideas can mingle together.

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I am also trying to make sense of what exactly should be included. At the moment, this is for me—a place for all the things that cross my transom.

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Until then, I am going to continue to dump my pile-up of links on here until I find a better path.

Postscript

I must say, looking at this format after the fact, it seems very suitable to my writing style.

Ripples in the pond

This past week, my writing partner and I were at the Cathedral Arts Festival, a week-long event in our city. Every year, at the end of the celebration, several blocks of a street are closed for a fair filled with music, food, arts, and crafts. It's a fun

Mistakes happen

Yesterday's newsletter didn't go to the right group, so I had to resend it tonight. It may even come out after I'm finished with this blog post. I finished it early yesterday, did several edits, then had my wife read it before I sent

Pebbles

Write a blog post every day. Write your book every day. Show love to those close to you. Take walks. Exercise. Read. Each of these is a small pebble in the pond that ripples forward and backward through your life. Throw enough, and eventually, they'll ripple back. (h/

My first posts

I first started posting on Tumblr in May 2007. I shared family stuff and links until I eventually started writing about writing. Usually, it was about trying to convince people to write. A lot of it is uncomfortable to read now—a little too cocky and unsympathetic to people'

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Postscript

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Ripples in the pond

Mistakes happen

Pebbles

My first posts