Every Sunday, I choose a passage of wisdom from someone who knows better and much more than I do about writing, life, the universe and/or everything. Share and enjoy! “High-school and college teachers of “creative writing” (what other kind is there?) often are too gentle with their students. Their idea is that the students should … More Inspiration #18
Day Twenty-Six: Aprox. 20,000 of 50,000 words Last Sunday’s inspiration post mentioned something called FILDI, which means “Fuck it, let’s do it!” It is that beautiful moment when we suddenly remember that everything is temporary anyway, and if we don’t get it done, it never will have a chance to suck and to just do … More When FILDI Kicks In
Me: Hey, God! Check this out! I’m totally making plans! God: Lol! Good luck with that. This month is starting to feel like the punch line to a long and drawn out joke. The pressure is on with this 12 novels project along with me characteristically biting off much more than I can chew, such … More Cosmic Accidents
Every Sunday, I choose a passage of wisdom from someone who knows better and much more than I do about writing, life, the universe and/or everything. Share and enjoy! I normally really dislike videos in blogs, but this one is a must-see. Please watch it. You will be glad you did. And as a note, … More Inspiration #17
Day Sixteen: Not enough of 50,000 I have been writing. I promise. But… Remember how I keep picking at that novel from January? How I keep working on it in my down time? Yeah… It has posessed my brain completely now. I am stuck on the characters and who they are and what the story … More Mid-May Catching Up with Facehuggers
Every Sunday, I choose a passage of wisdom from someone who knows better and much more than I do about writing, life, the universe and/or everything. Share and enjoy! “As a writer, you must maintain your basic integrity: You must be true to what you believe in, nd you must write mainly for yourself. If … More Inspiration #17
Day Nine: Go here to follow this month’s project We’ve got to be willing to throw it out. All of it; every blessed word, every hour of blood, sweat, and misspellings. We have to be willing to put it all in the recycling bin if we have to. We have to be wiling to cut … More On Babies and Bathwater (so to speak)
Every Sunday, I choose a passage of wisdom from someone who knows better and much more than I do about writing, life, the universe and/or everything. Share and enjoy! “Some people see art as a matter of control. I see it mostly as a matter of self-control. It’s like this: in me is a story … More Inspiration #16
This is my first post from this month’s novel project over at domesticatedpixie.wordpress.com. It’s still being fleshed out, but please feel free to come over and participate in the world I’m making, or just to read and see what crap happens under pressure. I could use some snarky faerie comments any time. Day One Welcome to my … More Day One Without Magic
Day Four: Unknown of 50,000 words We’ve all heard the advice to write what you know. Less common is the advice to write what you want to know. This is the school of thoughts tend to subscribe to, and I’ve been finding that when I learn something in the course of writing it sticks in … More A Mad Idea
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