Pushing The Limits
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. – Pablo […]
Tag: Writing advice
A Love Hate Relationship With Love Scenes
I hate writing love scenes. I’ve probably mentioned this before somewhere. Unless it happens to be the light-hearted, some-what snarky chick lit […]
To Read Or Not To Read…
That is the question. In the March 2008 issue of The Writer, there is a pair of point and counter-point articles about […]
Writers’ Service Announcement
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep! This is a Writers’ Service Announcement: If you write murder mysteries, please be advised: Following an intimate encounter with your spouse, […]
Serving the Work
Madeleine L’Engle wrote (and I still cannot get past a little knot in my throat when I remember she died) dozens of […]
Signature vs. M.O. in Writers
Anybody who has spent any time reading my blog here knows that I’m a total forensic geek–particularly forensic psychology. For anyone who […]
Daily Progress Report
HOC: 1003 Daily Goal: Met Well they didn’t ALL go in the manuscript–there was some stopping and starting and hacking that went […]
Wanted: YA Revolution
So I’ve been giving a lot of thought to YA fiction lately. Thanks to those of you who’ve replied to my Reader […]
Imagery…In the Mind of the Reader
“…imagery does not occur on the writer’s page; it occurs in the reader’s mind.” –Stephen King King brings up this interesting and […]
Mary Sue’s Worst Nightmare
Okay, I admit it. I’ve developed an addiction the last couple of days to my StumbleUpon toolbar. It just keeps bringing up […]