ON THE ROOF’S EDGE

  My grandmother used to say, “Actors Act and Writers Write”. It was usually in response to my pointing out a good actor in a bad role. I will confess that it took me years to fully understand what she meant. It has something to do with the compulsion that drives certain people. I suspect…

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THE BLANK PAGE

  No matter what you write. No matter what genre, style or project, essay, novel or poem, it always starts with the same thing. The blank page in front of you. It doesn’t matter if that page is a sheet of actual paper or on a computer screen. They are equally daunting. If you don’t…

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Blogger Shmogler

Why it’s easier to write an 80,000 word novel than a weekly 800 word blog.   After my last post my friend Amy who’s known me since we were Freshmen at URI, said that she always felt like Blogging was like writing letters to friends. She should know, she’s done both and a lot better…

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On Writing

  I get asked a lot of questions about how one gets to be a writer. What should someone do if they want to be a writer. I’d like to say that there is a simple answer, do X or Y enough and you too can be a writer. I don’t have a pat answer…

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My Local Paper

I moved to Rhode Island in 1986 from Nantucket. On Nantucket there were two papers that were king; The Inquirer Mirror (The Inky Mirror or just The Inky) and the Boston Globe. When I moved to Providence one thing became apparent, this was a one-paper town. That paper was and still is The Providence Journal…

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MY BOOKS MAKE PEOPLE HUNGRY

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more MY BOOKS MAKE PEOPLE HUNGRY Writing food so you like my guy. Peter Colt Aug 8 READ IN APP Same risotto but with saffron instead of roasted red pepper. When my then girlfriend, now Long-Suffering Wife moved in with me twenty years ago there were some changes that I had…

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The Process

I don’t know if I always knew I wanted to be a writer or if I figured it out along the way. I can’t sit here and proclaim that since I was five, I wanted to be a writer. When I was five, I wanted to be an astronaut, a cowboy, a soldier, a pilot,…

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THE RUN

When I enlisted in the Army in 1991 at the tender age of 18 the world was a very different place. In 1991 I had a few other friends who also enlisted but for the most part it was a rarity. Most of my friends at the time didn’t understand why I would want to…

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SOUNDTRACK

I have been writing books for a few years now. Short stories too. I have even been known to write some bad poetry on occasion. Don’t worry about the last one, you’ll never see it. I wouldn’t inflict that type of misery on anyone I didn’t actually love. No matter what I am writing or…

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I have a substack!

I have a substack! Going forward I will post my blogs and musing here and there. Check it out. https://open.substack.com/pub/pcolt/p/substack?r=43bho8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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