Archive for November, 2008
Writing Advice
Image is courtesy Son of Groucho.
It seems that writers, both professional and unpaid, have quite distinct views of what works and what doesn’t in terms of process, goals, and quotas. In some cases, I’ve read extremely polarized opposite views from authors who have successfully published.
I am a member of a forum in which one writer [...]
Push the Boundaries
I spend a lot of time reading writing books because I write articles and reviews on them. Nearly every book I’ve read has several things in common:
There is no substitute for work. You must glue your pants to the seat of your chair and write the words.
There are no shortcuts. Writing is work, publishing is [...]
Saturday Morning 11.08.08
Blog traffic was heavily focused on the elections this past week, but we still had some good articles relating to creativity and writing. Have a great weekend!
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Michael Crichton. He’s been called a hack writer, a formula writer, and his plots were always stronger than his writing [...]
Another Duality Discussion
For those of you new to the blog, this is my third post on the duality of a writer’s mind. If you smile or totally get it, read the first and second duality posts as well.
The left brain is in regular font. The right brain (or writing mind) is in italics.
Image courtesy foxtongue.
You are [...]
Reverse Procrastination
Every writer knows what procrastination is, if not all the ways each of us might put it into practice. It seems there are always things that need doing “right now” when it is time to write.
I’m no stranger to procrastination. I don’t even have a lot of secrets to reveal about how I overcome this [...]
