I can’t recall if I mentioned I was expecting him–but today I registered a young man from Japan. I thought that was very cool. But they lost the poor guy! How hard is it to understand, that when you’re–oh, three thousand, is it?–three thousand miles from home, you need a little extra help? I had […]
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There’s a method to the madness of my writing, I’m noticing. When I first start, I’m on fire. I’ve got enough stories to work on that if I’m not enthused (read, “obsessed and chomping at the bit”) I’m not going to work on that piece, I’ll find something else. So there I go. I’m on
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Finally, the explanation of “go ahead and write crap.” Okay, I didn’t say it like that, but I AM a writer, and I like to vary my expressions. From that review, here: One of the absurd rules he strongly suggest that we enforce while writing is “writing three pages a day.” I have read other
When I was browsing Thursday night looking for information about pacing, I came across a quote from “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Novel.” Not being a complete idiot, I’m not normally attracted to such books, but the quote was well-written and made sense and clarified something I hadn’t quite thought through, so I
Cruising for what publishers really think of a novel that comes in under their suggested length (they hate ’em, apparently) I stumbled on Orson Scott Card’s writing site. Have you seen this? If you’re interested in writing, it’s certainly worth a visit (plan for an extended stay). He’s quite good at putting things into words
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She’s dying. And she’s alone. Stop in. Read a bit. Tell her you did. Pray for her, she’s too tired. http://sweetpeafemme.blogspot.com/ Her name is Melissa.
Lately I’ve been talking a lot about my friends and fellow writers. But today I’ve realized something. They don’t place nearly the priority I do on writing. I ask what they’re doing this weekend, and writing is last on the list, not first. It’s the “get to it if I can” thing. And we all