The Perils of Pre-Writing?
Many, many years ago, an English teacher tried to tell me that I had to write my story before I wrote my story. What’s more, she wanted me to apply this concept to research papers, essays and just about any bit of writing I was ever going to do. Clearly, I thought, she’s insane. Who writes their [...]
The trouble with writing out of your element
“They” say that one of the best things a writer can do to hone his/her craft is to read. I read. Quite a bit, in fact. I read non-fiction, contemporary fiction, classical fiction, cookbooks, how-to books… I read it all. I don’t read sci-fi/fantasy. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part, [...]
Kick-Start
Let’s start this year off with a bang – I begin with total honesty and full disclosure: At this moment, with my “Untitled Sci-Fi/Fantasy Project” I have written slightly over 50k words. I haven’t made much progress at all since NaNoWriMo ended… in fact, most of the words I’ve added to my initial 47k WriMo [...]
Hau’oli Makahiki Hou!
Happy New Year from beautiful Honolulu, HI! This past year has been surreal. It seems like so much has changed, so much has happened, and yet everything is still the same. I know that makes no sense, but there you have it. In this year I have finished a screenplay, started a new writing project, abandoned [...]
I can read!
Book review for Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl by Susan McCorkindale: I have to admit, I have completely mixed feelings about this book – I didn’t like it, but I DO like it all at once. Weird, I know. I initially picked it up because I have secretly been contemplating becoming a Farmgirl myself. I’ll [...]
