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My latest obsession is writing. Until I
retired I had not written anything but technical papers for projects that I had
worked on. I have found creative writing to be one of the most satisfying things that I
have ever done. The license to create in fiction has no bounds. It may be as
serious or as nutty as your mood at the time. There are
many other appealing aspects for retirees. Writing can be done in any place, any
time, any weather, any season, and any money. A good computer is the most
expensive tool you must have and most of us would not be without a computer anyway. Few other
endeavors provide the opportunity to fine tune your creation until you are completely
satisfied with it. A golfer can slice a ball to hell and gone
and he must play it where it lies. An artist can make a few bad strokes and he may have to
start over. A singer screeches once and he/she is dead with no chance to recall
the screech. A writer can revise a sentence, a paragraph,
or a whole
story until it meets his threshold of satisfaction, and the finished product
won't show any scars.
For all the
personal pleasure that I receive from writing, it would
not be nearly as valuable to me if I simply put my
creations on a closet shelve after writing them. I write
to entertain readers and therefore I invite you to
check out some of my short stories and my historical
novel. For a few of my short stories click
Bittersweet Revenge or for excerpts of my books
go to Books.
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