Abby Visits Dorothy

Abby had her second visit to Dorothy’s apartment. (Dorothy is the woman from the lunch cafe who Abby befriended.) They played gin rummy and then Dorothy talked to her about writing and editing. Dorothy was a professional editor and worked with some of the UK’s best mystery writers of the 1950s and 1960s.

“If you want to be a writer, write!” she told Abby. “I know that sounds obvious and simplistic but you’d be surprised how many so-called ‘writers’ spend a lot of time thinking about writing and talking about writing instead of just writing. The good news is, you’re off to a good start by writing those two poems each day. That is excellent as poetry means you really have to fine tune the ramblings in your head into something brief but potent. Keep doing that!”

More later on the Dorothy/Abby visit…..thanks for reading.