Category: Role of the Writer

We’re Insecure and Lack Confidence

“Yesterday evening, I started my novel. Now I begin to see stylistic difficulties that horrify me. To be simple is no small matter.”  - Gustave…

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The Invention of Character

There are many examples for writing students of exercises and worksheets through which to create characters. Do a search in Google Images for “character creation…

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Love and Commitment (in Writing, not Relationships)

In the past, I’ve been very fond of the story I was writing. I’ve experienced deep feelings of belief in the story, a sense that…

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For Beginning Writers – Writing is Collaborative

In the last blogpost I mentioned a writers’ group. What is a writers’ group and why bother? We are created to work in community. While…

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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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