Leave it to me…
I get on a really good writing kick and then everything else falls by the wayside… well, at least in bloggy terms.
I have actual posts planned on issues I’m currently dealing with at this stage of the game, but on days when I have nothing planned, I simply forget.
No, that’s not quite right – I [...]
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, 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 [...]