Here we go. Another week of writing gone by, and here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Stephen King “When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 8/12/19 to 8/18/19”
Another week, another bunch of words in roughly the shape of novels and stories and stuff. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Salvador Dali. “Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” ― Salvador Dali It’s been said that perfection… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 7/29/19 to 8/4/19”
Another week of writing and stuff. Words to Write By This week’s quote is another from Mark Twain. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 6/10/19 to 6/16/2019”
Yikes. Time to get caught up on these weeklies. Words to Write By This week’s quote is another from Jodi Picoult. “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” ― Jodi Picoult I love this quote because it’s such a simple… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 5/20/19 to 6/9/19”
A day late again, but here’s another writing week that was. Words to Write By This week’s quote is another from Stephen King. “Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t have to makes… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 5/13/19 to 5/19/19”
One more week of writerly endeavors. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from Robert Hass. “It’s hell writing and it’s hell not writing. The only tolerable state is having just written.” – Robert Hass This one sounds severe; I know. That… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 5/6/19 to 5/12/19”
A day late, but here’s another week of writing wins and woes. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from Ernest Hemingway. “Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.” – Ernest Hemingway I’m featuring this quote not because I think it’s how everyone… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/29/19 to 5/5/19”
Another week in the books. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By The quote this week is another of Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing. Never open a book with weather. If it’s only to create atmosphere, and not a character’s reaction to… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/15/19 to 4/21/19”
Well, I fell behind on these again, so here’s a three-week catch-up of the weeks that were. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from Stephen King. “The writer must have a good imagination to begin with, but the imagination has to… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 3/25/19 to 4/14/19”
Back on track with the weekly writing updates. Here’s the week that was. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from the incomparable Ray Bradbury. “You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.” – Ray Bradbury I touched on this… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 3/18/19 to 3/24/19”