6 April 2006
More Writing Dedication - Mike Irwin
Posted by Bob Keith at 4/6/2006 1:30 AM
Categories: Writing Inspirations
Thinking in tech school I might like to explore journalism, I took a feature writing class. The problem with tech school (especially a large tech school) as an older student, is it is like being a kid in a candy store. I started taking classes in several fields. So much for being focused as an old dude (another urban myth).
Anyway, the instructor was a salty guy named Mike Irwin. He was a seasoned writer and it sounded like he had some type of farm or farmette. He would ride an old motorcycle to a creative writing class I also took with him.
In the feature writing class us students were all excited to write our master pieces. However, no one seemed to know when to shut up on paper. Frustrated with our long winded stories, Mr. Irwin passed to each of us a business card. "Now," he said. "Write your next story on the back of this card." He also said in response to people that just could never seem to finish a story, "you just got to know when to quit moving comas and sentences around."
In the spirit of efficiency and economy of words in writing, here's to you Mike.
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