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We write, right? Go ahead and take a minute to think about why you write. Go ahead…
…got it? Good. I can guarantee you that absolutely no one answered that question with the answer, “Because I love to edit!” And yet, editing is as integral to the process of writing as are those blissful hours […]
“Write what you know” goes the old saw. But… don’t you know your own imagination?
There is a meme going about. You may have heard it. You may have bumped into it as you hovered outside frankfurter roasts, picnics or parties, or marshmallow toasts. The meme is, we “genre fiction” authors are without stars on our bellies. We’re not the best Sneetches on beaches.
Sitting at their table, […]
Let’s just subtitle this post, “Reading With Your Writing Brain,” which might sound like fun (putting to use the sorts of things you’re learning; being the one to stand in judgment of what you read with a critical eye), but in fact can be an onerous proposition. Reading with your writing brain can truly interfere […]
A very brief post today to get a few links… well, linked.
First, going back to the conversation I had with David B. Coe, a gifted author and my friend, you can find the second installment of David’s insights over at sfnovelists.com. To catch up, here is the
Well, I’ve gone and let a couple of weeks pass without another blog entry. I must admit being a bit distracted with the shenanigans playing out in Wisconsin and — to a lesser amount of national coverage though potentially more disastrous — here in Michigan, as well. That is not the purpose of this blog […]
When it comes to long form fiction, I am a planner. I don’t like to write a cobblestone street into a scene without knowing who originally laid it and when. I want to see their permit, validate their license, and inspect their tools. I want to see the stones being quarried. Then, just for good […]
Those of you who have kept an eye on my Reading List know that I am working my way through Stephen King’s “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.” The book is part memoir, part love letter to his wife, and part father-child talk…
…if that father was the recovering alcoholic, back-from-the-front father with the […]
I struggled with how to frame this post, because the thing tumbling around my brain comes from a very specific sort of sentence I have had the misfortune to find in several places recently. I could have easily labeled this post, “Sentences I Will (Almost) Never Write,” but, after a paragraph, I would have done […]
