I’ve always been interested in writing, but have never really seriously pursued it. Though, as I embark on a journey to China, for at least a 1 year stay, I am finding myself wanting to write more & more. I now feel regret for not having captured my past, so I’m going to make sure I capture my present & future going forward (just haven’t figure out the best way to do that yet … blog – not everything … paper & pen – not everything … computer – most everything … how to put them all together – I’ll figure it out later).
Anyway, I picked up Anderson Cooper’s “Dispatches from the Edge”. His mother, a Vanderbilt, his father, died young & his brother, committed suicide. He has also covered many stories for CNN over the years. So, I think he will have a lot to talk about.
What am I hoping to get out of this book? I’m not sure I really care much about his life, though I am sure some parts will be interesting to me…I’m really looking to see how he captured his life, his stories, his “great moments.” That’s what I’m hoping to get out of this.
I won’t execute the same way, I’m sure…I hope to come across other books that will help me better understand how to capture (not yet knowing if Cooper’s book will do anything for me, we’ll see).
mann thoughts 