Category: Creative Process/Craft

In Short: The Nature of Our Work

You cannot trust your day-in and day-out feelings about your creative work. These are no gauge. They are no metric. They are far too fickle. …

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Quote and Comment, L’Amour

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. - Louis L'Amour This is plain and simple advice. And…

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Writing When the Story is Failing

While writing earlier this week, the process felt like running in sand uphill. There was little evidence of progress. The desire to quit was great.…

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Writers Who Don’t Read

For over ten years I’ve written posts about the craft of fiction, every other Wednesday, here on this site. I have to believe I have…

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A Change in Setting Revealed

In November I experienced A Change in Setting. I packed up my writing space––my table and chair, fifty boxes of books (and their bookcases), a…

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