On Writing | On Writing
Nov.18.2011
Photo--The book's page on Amazon (obviously).
Like John Gardiner's book, The Art of Fiction, this one is very helpful because of its honest directness and simplicity. An easy read, it sounds like she's in the room, talking only to you. An important work because it dispels advice on...
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Oct.17.2011
Boy that title sounds pompous, doesn't it? In my world, it happens to be a statement based on experience.
When I'm asked if there is a book out there they can read to help them get started (becoming an author), I typically ask in reply, what is it you're looking for? Motivation...
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Oct.14.2009
The jig is up. There is no secret handshake. No magic formula. No deus ex machina for writers.
Aghast?
I was. Next thing you know, they'll be telling us there is no Santa Claus. Yeesh.
Leaving the big red guy out of it for a moment, I have to admit, when I started out writing, I was certain...
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Aug.07.2009
Truth be told, as a writer we accomplish the near impossible: we actually finish our novel, tie in our plot and pour out our souls. Once we publish our little masterpieces, we are unabashedly naked, exposed, vulnerable and hanging by our thumbnails for feedback. Well, let me warn you; feedback is...
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Apr.16.2008
Once upon a time in my wild(ish) youth, I loved music so much that I wanted to be it—that's really the only way I can describe it. I wanted to breathe it, wear it, live it. So I taught myself to play guitar, because making music seemed as close as I was ever going to get to becoming one with it, so...
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Jan.07.2008
Writers take themselves way too seriously. I say "themselves" rather than "ourselves," because I, naturally, am different. I don't even know where the commas go. Nor do I care. That's how not seriously I take my writing. Editing, on the other hand, I take very seriously. Same...
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