Distraction Wanted: Rice to the Rescue.

I needed a little bit of distraction the other day, but not wanting to wander too far from what at least felt like work, I followed the advice of a friend who told me she often finds inspiration from authors on – yes -- youtube.

There, I found a series of short videos (most around one minute) of Anne Rice talking about her writing process, editing, good sentences, the right word, revisions, rhythm in writing, and so much more. You know, those one-minute videos do add up....