RICHARD HYATT
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Free-Lance Writer |
| Location | Columbus, Georgia, United States |
| Introduction | I don't work for a living. I write. There's no heavy lifting, but it isn't always easy either though words have been my life for more than 40 years. Come February, I retire from daily journalism in Georgia after 35 years with the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. I will contribute two columns a week although my fulltime gig will be www.richardhyattcolumbus.com, a local news/opinion Website that debuts in February. I will also spend time finishing my twelvth book, hoping to have it in bookstores by November 2008. Writing still mystifies me after all these years, and I know it fascinates those of you who believe you have stories to tell. Through this blog, we'll discuss the art of writing. Along the way we'll come to learn the difference between write and wrong. |
| Interests | Reading (non-fiction, biographies), music (live and recorded), college basketball, movies (especially old ones in black and white), southern culture, politics |
| Favorite movies | Young Frankenstein, Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, Airplane, Grapes of Wrath, Casablanca, Blazing Saddles, A Wonderful Life, The Phenix City Story, Gone With the Wind, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Revenge of the Bodysnatchers, Police Academy I, Kiss of the Tarantula, Caddyshack, Stripes, Blues Brothers, Hot Rock, Deep Throat, Long Gone. To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Favorite music | Delbert McClinton, Van Morrison, Leon Russell, Marvin Gaye, Willie Nelson, Ben Harper, Elton John, Chuck Leavell, Dianah Krall, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mose Allison, George Jones, Al Jarreau, Norah Jones, Gaither Vocal Band, Michael McDonald, Doobie Brothers, Big & Rich, The Staple Singers, Jake Hess, Michael English, Hank Williams Jr., Patsy Cline |
| Favorite books | Grapes of Wrath, All the King's Men, Good Ole Boys, Boys of Summer, Long Gone, Gone With the Wind, Dance With the White Dog, Nashville Sound, Last Train to Memphis, The Politics of Rage, To Kill a Mockingbird |