Cinnamon Roll Heroes with Crunchy Beta Exteriors
Cinnamon Roll Heroes with Crunchy Beta Exteriors
I saw this from a Pep Talk email by Alexander Chee. I thought, this is the hardest thing for me to do. I’m always giving my writing time to others, and later, I feel guilty for it. One more habit: if someone asks you to do something during your writing time, say no. Protect your …
Each month, I will post a lesson or tip regarding writing: techniques, inspiration, revising/editing, etc. and answer any questions you may have regarding writing. Post any questions in the comments below, and I will answer them in subsequent “Writing Insight” posts. I look forward to hearing from you!
Revising is sometimes ‘like a nightmare’, especially when you’ve crafted what you think is this easy-to-follow, wonderfully evolving story. Line edits are much easier: for the most part grammar is black and white. This is part of a comment from a post I read about revising and editing from Joynell Schultz’ Blog on revising and editing …
When I think about an audience for a piece, I think about not what I want to say, but what does someone who’s going to pick up this piece of writing want to hear? In business writing, it’s all about audience: it’s about connecting to them, respecting them, and most of the time, soliciting their …
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For the past several years, my career and my life has been one of transition: going from writer-in-my-head (and to a few friends) with a day job to struggling novelist with a day job to unpublished novelist and adjunct English instructor to struggling novelist with a day job and adjunct English Instructor. I never thought …
If you’re a writer, you’ve felt it before: the creepy crawly feeling up the back of your arms, the burning racing feeling inside your chest, the tingly feeling in your fingers and toes. No, it’s not a crazy heartburn: it’s the anxiety of waiting. Most people have spent some of their time waiting, but for …
Recently, I went back through my blog and found this post about quitting a day job to start a writing career. It got me conversing and thinking deeply about my current job search and writing career. I’ve had a very emotionally draining last few years, but they have taught me a lot about what I …
I’m in the middle of my first novel re-writes, I’m reading a novel series, and I’ve been watching a lot of TV–more than I care to admit. So, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about story. While fiction writers may get stories from truth, how we craft story is almost a different matter. Sometimes, …
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What R.L. Stine says in the beginning about writing as a child and what he says in the end about advice to writers really resonates with me. As a writer I remember wanting to stay in and finish writing during summer break. You know you’re a writer when that’s all that’s on your mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ru5ae4YnUU