From the monthly archives:

May 2010

Playing By The Rules

28.05.2010

Being creative and imaginative, and following rules feel counterintuitive. But are they? I find a lot of new writers grab hold of their stories and run for the goal posts. That’s great. That’s a terrific way to get a working first draft down. From there, through subsequent drafts, you can rewrite, revise, and hone your [...]

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Trust the Yarn

23.05.2010

Sometimes I love to knit socks with hand painted, self-striping yarn. Often the swaths of color in the skein fall differently once the yarn is wound into a ball. And even then, you can’t count on the colors knitting up like you think they will. It’s always a surprise. I find writing stories is the [...]

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Another Award!

18.05.2010

What a lovely surprise to find in my inbox this morning! Catherine A. Winn, over at The Writing Room, bestowed this award on me and I’m just tickled pink yellow. Thanks, Catherine! I’d like to pass along this award to three deserving bloggers: 1) Stephanie Ruble at sruble’s world for her fun posts 2) Marcia [...]

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Listen to Your Voice

15.05.2010

Of all the things to worry about when writing—plot, characterization, show versus tell, point of view, etc.—voice shouldn’t be one of them. Okay, perhaps worry is the wrong choice when it comes to structuring your story, but I find too many new writers do worry about voice. When you boil it down, voice is really [...]

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