Archive for May 2020
Why This Writing Thing is Soooo Hard – an Inspiring Post
I just got off a webinar with the amazingly brilliant Tex Thompson (you know she’s good if I used an adverb & an adjective!) I’m not giving away her secrets here (go take her classes), but one thing she said clicked hard with me. I work with new writers a lot. They ask me why…
Read MoreEssentials of a Writer’s Library Part III – Writer’s Life
Let’s talk about what I call, ‘Writer’s Life’ books. I have two sections of these in my library. I’m going to cheat and offer my faves from both sections Section 1: Those written by writers about how they write, with nuggets of wisdom for other writers On Writing – Stephen King is in…
Read MoreEssentials of a Writer’s Library – Part II – Editing
As promised, this is the second in my ‘Writer’s Library’ series. This segment is harder for me, because I hate editing with the passion of a kid having to eat asparagus. But, as Patricia Fuller said, ‘Writing without revising is the literary equivalent of waltzing gaily out of the house in your underwear.’ So…
Read MoreEssentials of a Writer’s Library – Part 1 Craft
I’ve been thinking about craft books lately, because I just read a fantastic one (more on that in a bit). Take a look at your craft book shelf…wait, you do have a craft book shelf, right? In my opinion, if you’re a serious writer, you’d better. I looked at mine and they seem to fall…
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