Is This a Breakthrough?
I haven’t wanted to write since last November. In fact, I felt so disconnected from the craft that I decided to give up on it. However, I’m involved in an anthology and the story to be included in that...
View ArticleQuote: Words
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. - Thomas Jefferson
View ArticleQuote: Persist
You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on another one. If you have...
View ArticleQuote: Approach
You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or even despair – the sense that you can never completely put on the page what’s in your mind and heart. You can come to...
View ArticleA Writer’s Job
This is something I rarely do, but this afternoon I’m going to share a link with you. I’m not going to rattle on about why you should follow the link and read the content, just trust me and do it!...
View ArticleTalking about Manuscripts
Just a reminder: [quote style="1"]A manuscript not submitted is a book not published.[/quote]
View ArticleAdvice to Young Writers from Horace
It is said that Horace was a great man who lived a simple life. He was at home among the rural shrines that dotted country roads outside Rome. His ideal of simplicity was summed up in his shrewd advice...
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