Two weeks into September, and here’s my weekly writerly report card. Words to Write By A great quote about revision from author Leigh Bardugo. “I think the hard work of writing is just how long a book is terrible before it’s good.” ― Leigh Bardugo… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 9/6/21 to 9/12/21”
A couple of fairly productive weeks. Here’s the score. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Michael Crichton. “Books aren’t written- they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 8/23/21 to 9/5/21”
Another week gone by. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from one my favorite sci-fi writers Joe Haldeman. “I think any writer keeps going back to some basic theme. Sometimes it’s autobiographical. I guess it usually is.” —Joe… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 8/9/21 to 8/15/21”
A couple of productive weeks of writing and submitting. Let’s see how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Mark Twain. “It takes a heap of sense to write good nonsense.” —Mark Twain I think this quote is particularly important… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 7/26/21 to 8/8/21”
Here’s my accounting of another week gone by. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Ernest Hemingway. Good dialogue is not real speech–it’s the illusion of real speech. —Ernest Hemingway I have said many times that dialogue is my favorite way to… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 7/19/21 to 7/25/21”
Midway through July. Here are all my writing endeavors for the week, warts and all. 🙂 Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from William Zinsser. “I almost always urge people to write in the first person. … Writing is an act of… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 7/12/21 to 7/18/21”
Catching up on the last couple of weeks. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Agatha Christie. The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes. – Agatha Christie I definitely get story ideas… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 6/28/11 to 7/11/11”
Last week of June, folks. Let’s see how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from novelist Barbara Kingsolver. “Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 6/21/21 to 6/27/21”
Three weeks of June gone by. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Anthony Trollope. A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules. – Anthony Trollope I like this… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 6/14/21 to 6/20/21”
Another week walks into the sunset. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Louise Brown. I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long. –Louise Brown Ain’t that the truth?… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 6/7/21 to 6/13/21”