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Calvin and Hobbes on Writing
When There Isn’t Enough Time to Write
As I’m sure you’re aware, there have been few posts here over the last few months. My MFA program took over my life, in certain ways. I also finally found a full-time job and had my sister’s wedding to help put together and participate in. Other things found their way into my calendar as well. …
On Gutting Stories We Love
Let’s face it. Very few of us are natural-born writers. That is, very few of us are perfect at what we do. As writers, we become attached to what we write. We fall in love with our characters because we spend countless hours creating them and adding that dimension of reality that’s needed to make …
Writing, Readers & the Inspiration to Carry On
Lately, I’ve been trying to get back into my writing. The itch to write has been present for almost two months now, but things were preventing me from actually sitting down to write. The main thing was packing up my apartment and moving. I’m done with that now and am settled into a spare bedroom …
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Writing Prompt: Finally
Photo courtesy of Creative Commons & John Althouse Cohen. Writers block, defined as “a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work,” is a plague that we’ve all dealt with at one point or another in our writing careers. Ideas are hard to …
Writing Prompt: Behind the Picture
Writers block, defined as “a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work,” is a plague that we’ve all dealt with at one point or another in our writing careers. Ideas are hard to come by sometimes. Ideas are like fireflies; …
This Week in Links: 2/5/2012 – 2/11/2012
I subscribe to quite a few interesting RSS feeds in the book/writing niches. Perhaps you do as well, but in any case, I’d like to share my starred links from this week: Monday, February 6, 2012: 7 Crucial Tactics for Writing a Wildly Successful Guest Post (Copyblogger) 233 Well-Chosen Words Can Take You to the …
Writing Prompt: Dystopian Medicine
Writers block, defined as “a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work,” is a plague that we’ve all dealt with at one point or another in our writing careers. Ideas are hard to come by sometimes. Ideas are like fireflies; …
This Week in Links: 1/30/2012 – 2/4/2012
I subscribe to quite a few interesting RSS feeds in the book/writing niches. Perhaps you do as well, but in any case, I’d like to share my starred links from this week: Monday, January 30, 2012: What To Do When You Hate Your Blog (Men With Pens) Tuesday, January 31, 2012: 5 Ways Writers Can …