Summer!
“Three rules for literary success: 1. Read a lot. 2. Write a lot. 3. Read a lot more. 4. Write a lot more.” – Robert Silverberg What if, each September,
July 1, 2010
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Do you (book) journal?
They’re fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don’t listen to writers talk about writing or themselves. – Lillian Hellman When
February 1, 2010
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Revision Roundup
“Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.” – Iris Murdoch Congrats to everyone who attempted National Novel Writing Month! Whether you wrote 50,000 words or not, you’re a
December 3, 2009
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Deadlines
Over the summer, I compiled a “To Do” list of 76 items to revise on the memoir I’ve been writing for the past few years. I’d hired a freelance editor
November 2, 2009
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Lose That Dead Weight
No. Not the love handles. Lose the extra flab in your manuscript! Rachel Gardner has an excellent post on the topic: “Tighten Up Your Manuscript.” Here’s a checklist of things
August 17, 2009
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To See Again
“I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter.” – James Michener Re-vision. To see again. I’m revising the 72,000 word first draft of my novel. The biggest
May 2, 2009
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Blurry
“Books are never finished, they are merely abandoned.” – Oscar Wilde When the writing is slow, I fear I’ve forgotten everything I know about how to write a book. Everything
March 27, 2009
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Re-Vision
“I believe more in the scissors than I doin the pencil.” – Truman Capote National Novel Writing Month 2008 (NaNoWriMo) ended November 30 leaving me with 66,103 words of a
December 3, 2008
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Yakety Yak
“James Blish told me I had the worst case of ‘said bookism’ (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told me to limit the verbs to
September 2, 2007
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And I did it MYYYYY WAAAAAAY
“Eventually everyone learns his or her own best way. The real mystery to crack is you.” – Bernard Malamud, interviewed for The Writer’s Desk by Jill Krementz What’s your way?
January 3, 2007
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