Category: Writing Discipline
A Mystical Consideration
It is uncommon for me to do this – forgive and bear with me as I wax mystical. It is critical to your creative work…
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A Round-up…of Facts about the Daily Effort of Writing Fiction
If after a few attempts a particular sentence or section is not working, delete it. Following this maxim has never let me down. The remaining…
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You Are In No Position
"You are your own worst critic." This is assumed to mean that you are harder on yourself and on what you produce than anyone else.…
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Like a Monk Going to Mass
You may think you can just do it in front of the TV in the living room or at the dining room table in the…
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30 Minutes With 20 Students
I had 30 minutes with about 20 students. Dr. Paulette Sauders, a former professor of mine, simply said to me in her email, “I would…
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