Friday, March 11, 2011  Considering Dust, Considering Cassandra:
Thursday Drafting Process  I've long enjoyed Sandy Longhorn's
posts that describe her writing process as she creates
individual poems (go here for the most recent example). So,
today, I thought I would talk about my drafting process
yesterday.  I have noticed that Sandy does some thinking about
what she'll be writing before she starts. She has described
reminding herself as she falls asleep that she'll be writing a
poem in the morning. I know that athletes train in a similar way
by visualizing themselves accomplishing the athletic feats that
they train their physical bodies to do. Ah, yes, the mind-body
connection: another form of balance for which I'll probably
always be striving.  I also have realized that for me, the best
time to write a poem is before I start doing other writing. I
often write a daily blog post both here and at my theology blog.
If I write the poem first, it doesn't detract from my blog
writing, except in terms of running ou