Category Archives: creative writing
E-Book Publishing
A good idea or not? When some of my friends have talked about doing this (and at least one actually has), I couldn’t help wondering if they were leaping too soon. All you have to do is read all the … Continue reading
Doing What Needs to be Done
Where have I been? Ahh, finishing revisions on a novel. I have been living and breathing one of my books these past two weeks because I said I would finish by November 1 in time for Nanowrimo. I chose yesterday … Continue reading
New Fiction Workshop
In my last post I explained how I started this blog with material from my diary called Surviving a Graduate Writing Program. The saga continues…. This workshop was comprised of seasoned students. Five of them I knew, three from previous … Continue reading
Dreams are Good
Reading one of my fellow bloggers this morning, I felt that rush that keeps some of us going. Not long ago, writing was bliss. I set goals for myself and when I drafted a Nanowrimo book in one month, or … Continue reading
Book Talk – Moby Dick
Reading is important for every writer, that’s what everyone says. I had plenty of reading to do in my graduate program and I’ve made a point of continuing to educate myself by occassionally reading a classic. My reading plan is … Continue reading
Is Nanowrimo Worth the Time?
My answer is always another question. When was the last time you finished a first draft of a book? If you can say you finished one within the last couple of years, then I want to know how long did it take you … Continue reading
Persistence Counts
Okay, so I haven’t been keeping up my blog the way I should! It’s really not that big a deal, spending a few minutes (think it usually ends up to be about an hour) each day. But I’m not one … Continue reading
More Books to Read
Here are more books from that Kevin Brockmeier list that I received at Sewanee. Stoner by John Williams, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (I imagine that’s on everyone’s list) The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis The … Continue reading
Getting Together With Other Writers
So we talked about choosing a topic and strategies for preparing you to write every day. But there’s also a social aspect to Nanowrimo. There are all sorts of forums that you can access on the nanowrimo.org site which I did the … Continue reading
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Getting Ready for Nanowrimo
A long time ago, I struggled even when I only wrote a few lines a day. Eventually, I did end up with some stories but it wasn’t until I joined a mystery writers group that I got better at “producing” pages. … Continue reading
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