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, I [...]
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 word [...]
State of the WriMo
Yesterday marked the end of NaNoWriMo and – genius me – I didn’t get around to my word validator until too late. So, I have no official word count, only what my little MS Word spits out. I’m going with that…
Coming in at 47,225 words is UNTITLED!!!!! I fell short, but I’m counting this as [...]
Open Letter to David Foster Wallace
Dear Mr. Wallace,
I’ve done it… twice. I have read Infinite Jest… twice. It only took me 10 years and more than a dozen attempts, but I have done it and I am not pleased with you. At all.
Let me start by saying that I get it – ok… it’s a social commentary (a rather scathing [...]
Book List
I got this from here, but I don’t know where it originated. It reminded me of something, though – if you are a writer, reading is an important, and often overlooked, part of the job. Reading a great book can inspire you to write one as well. Reading a bad book can be a helpful [...]