While my follow up to my post on cliche is coming soon, I wandered into this amazing article on Writer Unboxed. The articles on WU are usually amazing, however, this one particularly struck me, because it spoke to my current struggle in my current WIP 2nd draft. Right now I am working on a 500… Continue reading The Internal Story
Category: How Writers Write
Studying the craft of writing by looking at what other writers have to say about it – in blogs, interviews, etc. Sometimes this is from a sociological perspective, sometimes it focuses specifically on how we get the words on the page.
Cliche, Part 1
Right now I have a wrist injury from too much typing work at my part-time day job *sigh*, so I can't type a lot. Instead, I am going to share with you a hilarious, enlightening, epiphany-inducing page full of "rants" by a young woman, online name Limyaael, who has a lot to say on cliche.… Continue reading Cliche, Part 1
Fearing Your Readers, Part 2
Since I'm just about to start an official book review blog over at Novelblogs, I've decided to forego posting my book review of Steve Hely's How I Became A Famous Novelist and continue on with my other topic: fearing our readers. Fearing How Much We're Worth - or Not Worth! When we are afraid of… Continue reading Fearing Your Readers, Part 2
Advice to Young Writers – Re-blog
This is a new blog that I just stumbled upon while (to be honest) looking for how to increase my blog audience. I'm not looking for money or a ton of followers, but I felt that my lack of updating in the month of March lost me some happy followers. I didn't like to think… Continue reading Advice to Young Writers – Re-blog
Tidbits of Inspiration
Oh, dear. It has happened again! I have taken more than week to update this blog. Darn it! Well, my friends *cheers*, to better scheduling from now on. But this post is not about scheduling. It is about tidbits of inspiration. Sometimes we get tidbits of inspiration from watching people in the cafe at our… Continue reading Tidbits of Inspiration
Book Review: If You Want to Write: A Book About Independence and Spirit, by Brenda Ueland
Hi all, Recently I read a great book on the art of a formal book review. In order to try and practice this, I am giving a formal review for an excellent book I just finished reading: If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland Graywolf Press, 179 Pages $8.45 paperback In this concise, powerful… Continue reading Book Review: If You Want to Write: A Book About Independence and Spirit, by Brenda Ueland
Writing Your Truth(s), Part 1
This is a topic that has been and is greatly intriguing to me, especially since I read Brenda Ueland's If You Want To Write. I plan to review her book within the next couple of days and to write more about this topic, just thoughts, soon. For now though, I have this little interview with… Continue reading Writing Your Truth(s), Part 1
Deep Thoughts From a Writer in Pajamas
Today is a sleepy day. I have a headache. I'm tired. It's one of those days that could easily slide by with no writing getting done...especially since it's already nearly 3:00 P.M. and I haven't done much of anything. True, it is a Saturday. But if anything, that's why I SHOULD be writing... Sigh. Gotta… Continue reading Deep Thoughts From a Writer in Pajamas
Characterization
Just wanted to share this fun little post from a new writing blog I'm following! linky-poo
Post-book blues? On losing the will to write…
Here is a a brilliant, personal post about an issue I deal with sometimes...it comes at me in burps and farts, too, sometimes for a day, or a week, where I just struggle to keep working on my book! More later, for now, check this out:
Typing Madly 