I’ve always been a big Denzel Washington fan. But now I think I may have to add him to the Top Ten List of Favoritest People in the World. Possibly listen to his excellent advice on a regular basis. ‘Cause even though I know what he says is true–and try to follow that path as a writer, as a wife, a mom, a daughter, and a friend–there’s something about the way Denzel says it that empowers me just a tiny bit more.
I think it’s called charisma. I hope you’ll call it excellent advice, too.
I knew I had a Muffin blog post coming up. I just didn’t know what in the world I’d write about. But I’d worry about that later as I screamed and yelled and ranted through a college football game, followed the next day by another display of football failure.
One day left and still no idea. I watched The Roosevelts (It’s fascinating!) hoping for inspiration.
Nothing. But late that night, right before turning out the light, it came to me, this inspiration rooted in my competitive drive.
Ugh. I didn’t want to write about that. I did not want to explore the idea of when competition goes bad for writers. I mean, it’s not a pretty sight, right? I fell asleep, figuring something else would come to me.
But my brain just would not come up with another idea. It seemed absolutely stuck on the whole competition theme. The clock was ticking and...fine. I wrote “When Competition Gets Ugly.” You can find it over at the Muffin today.
At least those ugly weekend football games were good for something.
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