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 [...]
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 [...]
NaNoWriMo 2009
November 1st rolled around with a bang this year… at least for me. Fresh off the writer’s high of my out-of-genre experience, I have been writing up a little storm here at Frog Central. Perfect timing for NaNoWriMo!
If you’re unfamiliar, check it out. Sure, it’s a few days late, but don’t let that stop you. [...]
13 TweetStories and TweetHaikus
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a short series of TweetStories and TweetHaikus. Thus, I’ve decided to create a bit of a log for all of my Tweet writings here on the blog. Granted, I know they are not literary masterpieces, but often times I find that one short sentence (or even part of a sentence) [...]