Image via Wikipedia Ok, So I’m Still behind and still Plugging away. Way, Way Behind. Had a minor elective surgery ( I’m Forty and have a daughter going away to college. You’re smart. I’m sure you can figure it out). So I’m about two weeks behind where I want to be. My two month Deadline [...]
Image by lcthulou via Flickr So is Writing a solitary profession? It doesn’t seem like it should be anymore. I mean, if your primary activity is writing, it’s easier than ever to connect with other writers and get your stuff out there, Right? So Who do you follow? Who gives you the inspiration and advice [...]
Just discovered Youtube.edu and found this clip of Ray Bradbury talking about writing: This covers a lot of the same ideas I wrote about previously in the best writing Advice I never listened to. Youtube.edu is a collection of lectures and speakers from many prestigious universities collected n one spot. Be prepared to waste an [...]
In Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Kurt Vonnegut gave eight Short Rules for Crafting good fiction that have been copied all over the Web: Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character he [...]
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It’s that time of year! November is National Novel Writing Month. Time to kick yourself in the butt and get that novel out come hell or high water. Tonight you get to write for an Extra hour, and then on Thanksgiving weekend get a couple of extra days off to get caught up. What Are [...]
