A good song rings true

Lucinda Williams said in an interview, “I met a young man who came to me for advice on how to be a good songwriter. I told him don’t be afraid to dig into the deepest part of yourself and face your demons. He gave me the saddest look and said, ‘I don’t think I can do that.’”¹

Good writing must be honest, even and especially when it’s scary.

!Fiction writing is about everything human and we are made out of dust —Flannery O’Connor

Mary Gauthier learned to mean every word, sing it simple, sing it plain, sing it clear, sing it true.² Simplicity is hard-won.