“Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.” -William James First, I love what the James brothers contributed to the world. Henry James as a writer; fantastic and William with his work in psychology, fascinating. The thing about beginning now what you will be is that you must have some idea of what thatContinue reading “Living”
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Writing Rules I Live By
“I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you. Where you just put down what you think about life, whatContinue reading “Writing Rules I Live By”
Book Shopping
So I went to buy a book at Barnes and Noble today with my girls, and they didn’t have the book I wanted in. Someone had purchased the last copy. (Sad face) I wanted to share the book; it’s called Women Living Deliciously by Florence Given. Man, I was prepared for them to have noContinue reading “Book Shopping”
Trust Your Gut
“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” – E. L. Doctorow Writing a novel is like this. Writing a poem is more like feeling your way through your house in the dark before your eyesContinue reading “Trust Your Gut”
I Ventured Out!
I’ve ventured out! I bought horror and some mystery books this weekend. I usually stick with classic fiction, but I got a bag full of books from authors who are living and breathing. I also haven’t really had a reading mindset while working, but I’m feeling curious about the world of horror and mystery lately.Continue reading “I Ventured Out!”
Writing Favs
“What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers.” – Logan Pearsall Smith It is often the case that one small detail about an entire book is what connects me to the story. Not all the time. Some of the best novels I’ve read have many things IContinue reading “Writing Favs”
Writers Tip
I take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.” -Brandon Sanderson I just wanted to share that Brandon Sanderson is sharing his lectures on his YouTube channel. It’s a wealth of knowledge for fiction writers. If you haven’t heard of Sanderson, he wrote “The Stormlight Archive” and theContinue reading “Writers Tip”
Who’s Your Current favorite Author
What art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit. -John Updike Someone I was talking to today told me they loved John Updike. They mentioned a book he wrote titled, “Rabbit Run.” I have not read that book yet. I’m not sure if I have read anything by him yet butContinue reading “Who’s Your Current favorite Author”
World Building -For Beginners
In the past I’ve mentioned that I prefer to write Character Led but I do want to develop my world building skills. I think the best way for me to do it, is to set my world up and work on it everyday until I know every nook and cranny by memory. Then allow myContinue reading “World Building -For Beginners”
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut is my current read. I’m enjoying it very much so far. I’m just under a quarter of the way into the book. I like the tone of the book so far. I like the matter-of-fact-ness about it. Here’s a summary of it “Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) is an ordinary WorldContinue reading “Kurt Vonnegut”
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