Rough Drafts 3/14

My best Western combo for this winter: Glendon Swarthout’s The Homesman, a novel re-released on Valentine’s Day by Simon & Schuster and an upcoming movie adapted by its star and director, Tommy Lee Jones. Winter can be a writer’s best friend, too. Fire in the fireplace; office stacked with research and books. You have plenty of pencils, paper and your computer. You have your muse, your music, coffee and, of course, deadlines—and bills to pay—the last two maybe the most inspiring