Dear Character,
Twelve and a half weeks ago I loaned my best friend a set of “Cooking with Salt”
A Word on Risk
“You built some dandy walls
That held back the fire
And the barbs
But also the heat
And the fruit
That make it worth the suffering
The wind will blow through the remains
Of your fortress
And that mournful noise
Will be all the eulogy you are entitled”
If You’re Driven by Anxiety, Hire a New Chauffeur
I owe a lot to Anxiety: a degree, income, several books, resistance to credit cards. Anxiety has taken me places I may not otherwise have gone.
In a Writing Rut? Steal from Another Author (but not really.)
I don’t know about you, but after years of writing, I notice that I get into a stylistic rut. As I have mentioned before on this blog,
Six Annoying Statements Adults Make to Teen Writers
I list these to educate and enlighten: Don’t be that guy.
1) “You should find something else to supplement that–like math!”–
The Importance of “Off-Stage” Writing: 5 Ways to Use a Secret Journal
You’ve just taken Pamela Protagonista, rebel goth girl, through the perils of cheerleader camp where she has scored a victory over Amanda Antagonistella, who was not as good at karaoke as she thought.
What I Learned by "Winning" NaNoWriMo Through Cheating and Trickery
…and yes, I am going to buy the tee-shirt.
The task? Write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Usually, I use National Novel Writing Month to get as much word count aspossible on my work-in-progress.
One Year to Launch—Calling on the Well-Traveled for Advice
My debut YA novel is scheduled for release in May, 2012, so this morning I was thinking about the word “launch.” I think I came to my previous book releases a little bewildered,