Your critique partners are frustrated with you, as are the few trusted friends you’ve allowed to read your novels over the years. They think your work is ready for submission, that you’re being over-critical—that you’re afraid of rejection. “What are you going to do,” they ask, “spend the rest of your life revising?” “Of course not,” you […]
For Writers
Books on Writing for Beginners
There are many excellent books on craft available for the struggling writer, so how does one choose? Well, word of mouth is a start. And that’s where I come in. I’ve purchased at least two hundred books on writing over the past ten years, and, although I don’t regret buying a single one (each has taught me enough to […]
Blog Comments
Note to Reader: Currently, the “Comment” feature is disengaged. However, you can still “Like Me” on Facebook and subscribe to my blog/newsletter in the footer of my website. Have you ever wondered if you should leave a comment on a blog you consider interesting or useful? Let me assure you, the answer is yes. Respectful, […]
Indigo the Movie
Here’s a clip from “Indigo” the movie to give you a better idea of what I was talking about in two of my previous posts. Notice that Walsch stars as grandfather to an Indigo. Now imagine seven Indigos in one classroom with a greenhorn teacher. BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER When Marjorie Veil takes on a class […]
The Synopsis. Yikes!
Okay. I’ve been putting this off for too long. Consider it an exercise in self-coaching, positive-imaging, or focusing on a targeted goal. I’m going to discuss the key to the gate for the unpublished writer–the synopsis. And what do I, a writer standing on the precipice, know about the synopsis? Well, for starters, I had a heck […]
Why Blog?
Jane Friedman’s April 26, 2010 post, Why Start a Website or Bog If You Have Nothing to Promote? jump-started my blog for today. According to Jane, “on-line media can divert your attention/focus from writing your work in progress and reading in your genre,” to which I say, “Of course. I haven’t touched my novel in days (although nothing can […]
