Archive for February, 2009
Arguing with Characters
MC: Hey! You didn’t have to kill my horse!
Author: I’m sorry, but it is crucial to the next three scenes that you be on foot.
MC: Well, you could have sent him away.
Author: He’s far too loyal to leave you.
MC: Oh. Yeah, you’re right (gazes into the distance). Blazes, woman, couldn’t you have killed him after [...]
The Joy of Writing
Writers talk a lot about the angst and frustrations, the methods and the tricks of the craft. Writing can squeeze your heart and leave you wrung out. It’s true writing can sometimes be hard work. People must wonder if we enjoy torturing ourselves. We forget to talk about one of the things that keeps us [...]
Writing Darkness
I swear I don’t know what’s come over me. My normal writing projects are peppered with internal conflict, overcoming past or circumstances, even gentle encouragement. I have never written anything remotely “noir.”
Until this past week.
Suddenly I’ve got a collection of short stories, flash fiction, and starts for longer works that are, well, dark…the darker aspect [...]
Saturday Morning Post 2.14.09
Happy Valentine’s Day. If you are single, as I was for MANY years, find another single person and tell them Happy V-Day.
Writing on the Web has a good exercise…gather from those who know you three words to describe you.
3 Roadblocks to Success (and how to get around them) comes from Ann Naylor, Huffington Post.
Does the [...]
Explore Worlds of Writing
The writing world is full of possibilities. You can free-lance, write articles, fiction, non-fiction, web copy, sales copy, ghost write, edit, journal, write for your scrapbook pages, publish a newsletter or bulletin, write bumper stickers, greeting cards, motivational aids, curriculum, user manuals, and the list goes on.
So if you love writing, how do you know [...]
