Category: Role of the Writer
Solely for the Writer’s Use
Earlier this week I was working on the second draft of a chapter of a manuscript. As I wrote I inserted bits right into the…
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Abandon Comparison
It is our nature to compare. It’s undeniably human. We compare everything. We compare restaurants, movies, cars, and jobs. We compare this weekend to last,…
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To What Might We Compare the Writing of a First Draft?
Verily, Verily, I say unto you, the writing of a first draft is like hacking a path through a previously undiscovered forest. One observes and…
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Mood Work
In 1998, not long after my father died, I read 1984 by George Orwell. A great novel, far from great timing. When we read a…
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Release Day Review
Yesterday my debut novel was released. The Confessions of Adam is in the wild. It must now fend for itself. I can no longer tinker…
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