Category: Writing Discipline

If You’re Bored

If you’re bored, no…if you’re not thoroughly riveted by the piece you’re writing, it’s not ready for a reader. And until this criteria is met,…

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That Counter-Cultural Somersault

I've concluded that it's not the writing that’s difficult. What is difficult is making and maintaining space in our lives in which creativity can occur.…

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Crush or Commitment?

I have a long-form fiction project I’d like to discuss for a moment. Let’s call it Fabula. (Fabula is Latin for story.) When I’m working…

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Writing in the Storm

Writing is very difficult for me right now. More difficult than normal. It’s hard to focus, to give writing the priority, the time, the energy.…

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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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