DAVE PATTERSON

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Writing is Not Writing

March 21, 2019February 5, 2020 / davidrpatterson / Leave a comment

When I decided to become a writer with a serious writing habit in my early 30's, I had a naive sense of what writing was. Here's what my list of a writer's tasks might have looked like then: write sentences that make readers think you're smart, create characters who will make readers think you're smart, … Continue reading Writing is Not Writing

The Philip Seymour Hoffman I Knew

March 19, 2014 / davidrpatterson / Leave a comment

Of course, I didn't know Philip Seymour Hoffman.  But like the rest of you, I knew the version of him that he gave us in his movies and interviews.  I loved that version because he was hilarious and serious and chubby and flawed and honest and vulnerable. Since writing is cathartic and I'm as confused … Continue reading The Philip Seymour Hoffman I Knew

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