Category: Creative Process/Craft

There Are Parts of It That Are Weak

I've seen it dozens of times, in my own work and that of my peers. After finishing three drafts of a story there are parts…

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A Mystical Consideration

It is uncommon for me to do this – forgive and bear with me as I wax mystical. It is critical to your creative work…

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750-Word Flash Fiction

Over the last couple of weeks I have been working on several flash fiction* pieces. These pieces which are all related and will be in…

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A Round-up…of Facts about the Daily Effort of Writing Fiction

If after a few attempts a particular sentence or section is not working, delete it. Following this maxim has never let me down. The remaining…

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Five Myths of Creative Writing #5

The Myth: You write best when you feel moved to do so, when you are inspired. You don't really have any control over when you'll…

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