Category: Writing Discipline

  • Beginning

    The work of writing looks exactly the same today as it did ten years ago. I go sit in a chair at a table and…

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  • Keep Trusting the Process

    A few weeks ago I printed the first 30 pages of my forth-coming novel, (tentatively titled) The Confessions of Adam, grabbed a pencil, and began…

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  • What Is Writerly Success?

    What is the measure of a writer’s success? Is it placement of a short story in a lit mag? Obtaining an agreement with an agent?…

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  • The Writers’ Workshop*

    Disclaimer: Like earning a writing degree, or attending a writers’ conference, joining or starting a writers’ workshop can be a terrific way to procrastinate and…

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  • Quote and Comment, Butler

    In her essay “Furor Scribendi” Octavia Butler wrote: “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit…

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