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Some Truly Weird Writing Advice
Sometimes, you have to lick rocks.
I’m not taking writing advice from writers. I’m taking it from sommeliers.
Unusual for an overworker, I took a break from writing and indulged in an infrequent luxury: I checked out and watched a movie, once again proving, that if I slow down, the world will not end.
I watched Somm, a documentary about a group of guys studying for their Master Sommelier exam. I’ve seen it many times before. Something about watching wine swirl around in a glass for an hour and a half is incredibly relaxing.
Robert Louis Stevenson said that “wine is bottled poetry.”
He was right. It lives. It breathes. It evolves. It’s complex and deep. It inspires and intoxicates.
There is a commonality between being a sommelier and being a writer. Both professions require experiencing life on a level that most people really don’t. A willingness to use all senses to soak up as much as you can.
“We never really stop and experience and breathe and appreciate what’s there…You stop and you take it and you look at it and you live life to your senses for that quick 25 minutes…
