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Study table during a writing frenzy
Tropic Temper —
Authority: 128
Chaos. How I wish I had a PA. Or a maid. Or a nice domesticated wife. And heres how I organise my book - this being Book 3 there are so many characters, threads, themes and plot lines to come together. So I colour code, for characters and places and point of view and time. Every colour means something different. And ...9 hours ago -
A Literary Thanksgiving
SF Novelists —
Authority: 501
Today it’s Thanksgiving in America, one of my favorite holidays. I’ve talked on my own blog about some of the things I’m grateful for in my personal life, but for this entry, I wanted to talk about something a little different: the writers I’m thankful for, as a writer . You know what I mean: the writers ...1 day ago -
Processes and Procrastination
Weary Productions —
Authority: 112
I’ve never been an outliner. I would consider myself, at least at various times in my life, an avid writer, but never an outliner. I never cared for the school exercises in which you were forced to make an outline and then adhere to it. I’m sure this is a very helpful tool for many, but it has never been a part ...2 days ago -
NaNoWriMo–WIN!
Marian Allen's WEBLAHG —
Authority: 128
I did it I did it I did it! I made 50,000 words, and I still have five days to go!!!The story isn’t over. I’m going to keep working at DOWN AND DIRTY DEATH until it’s done, although I expect progress to be much slower once November is over and the Christmas season kicks in. [...]2 days ago -
Wednesday Writer’s Workshop: The Process of Writing
MidLifeBloggers —
Authority: 115
There’s a signal way in which the concept of writing as process is crucial to our success as writers. Our writing process is how we actually do the thing. What are our habits, our quirks, ...3 days ago -
Bystander: Chapter 2 (and some thoughts on adverbs)
James Preller's Blog —
Authority: 124
Click here in case you missed Chapter 1 a couple of weeks back — that is, I mean, if you want to. And don’t worry, there are 34 Chapters in the book; I’m not going to give away the entire thing. One note about craft: I made it my mission to eliminate adverbs, particularly where it concerned dialogue. ...4 days ago -
Interview with Gina Mazza
The Heart and Craft of Life Writing —
Authority: 110
“Inspiration happens, but it has to catch you working,” advises Gina Mazza, creative alchemist extraordinaire, as she discusses the process of writing in the audio interview posted below. Gina is the author of Everything Matters Nothing Matters , an eloquent blend of riveting spiritual memoir with a ...4 days ago -
No Post Today...
Inkfever —
Authority: 118
No post today, but this is amusing: Slush Reading, Seuss Style . And this is very, very interesting - and a pretty good analogy of how I write ;) Also, dont forget to enter Fridays Contest ! Its not difficult - just create a sentence using mostly words from my recent wordle , and post it in the comments for ...5 days ago -
The Reality of Fiction
FictionBitch —
Authority: 118
A post on Katy Evans-Bushs blog reminded me tonight that I hadnt yet read Zadie Smiths Guardian essay on the essay, and I went and did so. I commend to you this article, in which Zadie acknowledges the reality of novel-nausea, a sickness with the artificiality of novels in general (which Katy, it seems, strongly ...5 days ago -
The Writing Process
58 Inches —
Authority: 129
We all have one whether we are conscious of how it works or not. Mine has migrated over the years from all my writing being handwritten to all on the computer and then somewhere in between depending on the genre. I’ve never been one who can really only write in a specific location or in specific circumstances but I ...5 days ago -
Orwell on Writing
wordswimmer —
Authority: 107
Two classics of English literature–George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm–are familiar to most high school students, as well as college literature majors, but few readers seek out the pleasures to be found in the rest of Orwell’s oeuvre, which includes numerous short stories (“Shooting an Elephant” is one of ...6 days ago -
Sometimes Your Novel Breaks
Words, Words, Words —
Authority: 117
I’ve been doing better with Nanowrimo this year than expected, and for about the last week have maintained a slight lead on word count. This is a nice change from my usual “should I drop out” doom and gloom around the third week of November. However, the lead hasn’t made me immune to novel breakage. Maybe ...6 days ago -
weekly writing coach: wristed
don't get caught news & info: communications strategies, training and content —
Authority: 124
Thanks to Lifehacker, heres a great, short video every writer should bookmark--its a series of short wrist and tendon stretches to help you avoid repetitive stress injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome. As one who takes lessons from her guitar studies and applies them to writing, Im especially glad these lessons come ...6 days ago -
[links] Link salad takes the last train to the coast
jlake.com —
Authority: 508
The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. — Kameron Hurley riffs on a recent comment of mine about copy writing vs fiction writing. Two Lumps does steampunk The Emerging Field of Biophotonic Communication — The growing evidence that cells communicate with photons is generating an exciting new field of research. Wow ...1 week ago -
On the Theme of Themes
FictionBitch —
Authority: 118
I like this by A L Kennedy on the Guardian books blog , which expresses exactly what I feel myself about being asked to write stories according to predetermined themes: I object on principle to unhelpful restrictions of time and subject, because I got into writing at least in part so that no one could tell me what ...1 week ago -
How Can You Use Pre-Written Procedures To Save Time?
Policies, Procedures and Processes —
Authority: 104
You’ve just been given the task of writing a new procedure that documents an existing business process. You make sure you understand, and you close with, “I’ll get on this process right away.” That’s when your boss says, “Process? Did I say ‘process’? I meant process ezzz! Plural! ” And ...1 week ago -
Stories Behind the Story: The Case of the Runaway Dog
James Preller's Blog —
Authority: 124
As we close in on Thanksgiving, and turkeys grow nervous, I thought I’d take a look at Jigsaw Jones #7: The Case of the Runaway Dog , since it features a Thanksgiving subplot. The book opens with Ralphie and Jigsaw discussing the relative merits of various holidays. “How about Thanksgiving?” Ralphie ...1 week ago -
Fear of Seconds
HighCallingBlogs.com —
Authority: 525
L.L. here, with Random Acts of Poetry. Wondering what’s next. Is it ever like that for you? Maybe you play an awesome game of chess and you think, “Will I ever do it again?” Or perhaps you make a gorgeous apple pie and wonder if you’ll ever get the crust quite like that in the future. If you are a writer, ...1 week ago -
Words to write by... #4
The Silver Rush Mysteries —
Authority: 122
Two quotes today, taken from a letter that George Elder wrote from Leadville on September 24, 1879, to his mother in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time, George had recently moved to Leadville, hoping to make his way as a lawyer. (Aside: There were many many lawyers in Leadville... about 150 in 1880, according to ...1 week ago -
Pots&Pans
2009: Another Year of the Books —
Authority: 511
These days, I’ve got my fingers in lots of pots. A little stir here, a little taste there, adding some extra spice to this one, turning up the heat on that one. Sometimes, like this morning, I wake up feeling overwhelmed, feeling like I was spreading myself too thin, across too much space and time.But [...]1 week ago
