"Every writer I know has trouble writing." - Joseph Heller I love seeing quotes like these. Writers tend to be a solitary species, in my experience, so I think can sometimes talk themselves into believing they are terrible, just because they are having a hard time. Well, every writer has a hard time, even the best …
The final stretch
I'm very near to the end of a first draft of my novel, and am having a harder and harder time keeping thoughts of all the hard work ahead at bay. So many things to add, and change, and remove. So many crappy sentences to fix, words to remove, characters to insert and excise. It's …
Be the best you can be
I recently started reading The Crimson Petal and the White, Â by Michel Faber, in my attempt to read instead of browse the internet and social media on my devices. I can't remember the last time I've been so impressed by prose, if ever. The story follows a young prostitute in 1870's London--a subject I have …
Character motivation is kind of important
I am currently listening to The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois Mcmaster Bujold, and though it is competently written and the characters are distinct and likable, I am having a hard time getting into it . The problem is it's difficult to care about what's happening when you don't know what the characters want. The story …
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I saw an article recently that said with the time an average persons spends looking at social media each year, you could read 200 books. So, with that in mind, I'm aiming to read a lot more this year. Along with the audio books I listen to on my commute, I will be reading a …
Jonas David 