"One always has a better book in one's mind than one can manage to get onto paper."- Michael Cunningham Say it with me, Revision, revision, revision - I think I’ve lost my vision! (Happy Birthday Mom! Love you. xoxo)
Tag: Writing advice
Readers, please do the job for me.
(repost) "Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers Please will you do the job for me." -C.S. Lewis I am absolutely fantastically horrified that it has been implied that I've tried… Continue reading Readers, please do the job for me.
Rules are for Pansies: by Guest Blogger Eileen Andrews
Rules are for Pansies Life is a series of uncertainties. We grasp in all directions for a guarantee of success to abate the panic. Religion. Horoscopes. Anything to tell us we’re making the right choice; that everything will be ok. Writer’s are no exception. We scour the internet looking for rules or formulas… Continue reading Rules are for Pansies: by Guest Blogger Eileen Andrews
How do you handle distraction?
Today is just one of those days. After a round of afternoon yoga my chi is still at large. Time for option b...caffeine induced zen. Funny, that isn't working either. No matter how much caffeine I ingest I'm not finding that zen garden today. You ever get like that? I'm trying to figure out how my… Continue reading How do you handle distraction?
Don’t say it was ‘delightful’…
Happy Monday! Since I'm still scribbling away at my next book, a quote about writing felt right. Also C.S. Lewis is a force to be reckoned with, so here's some writing advice from the man himself. Hope your day is filled to the brim with caffeine, writing, and minimal cursing... I take that last part… Continue reading Don’t say it was ‘delightful’…
Literary Agents, a writer’s best friend or agents of the dark side?
While the majority of writers appear to be genuinely grateful for agents, others seem less enthused. I’ve read blog posts where agents are put right up there as Satan’s right hand man or woman. They sit back in their office on the 32nd floor of a Manhattan high-rise, grab a cup of coffee and then… Continue reading Literary Agents, a writer’s best friend or agents of the dark side?
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