Category: Role of the Writer
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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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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