Copyright Bob Richman, 2010, Harpo If you read no other book by her, read I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, but seriously, read all you can… such a talent. Sad she’s gone.
No frills, no fancy schmancy this or that. I’m all about the basics, and I’m minimalist, even at that. I like plain food, think Corn Flakes kind of plain. Or, Rice Krispies. Rice Chex. Maybe, maybe Fruity Cheerios. I like simple home-cooked meals, and simple
92,000 words. Still, I’ve not typed THE END – just yet. I re-read an older post from about 2 1/2 months ago where I had 71,000 words. Because my nature is to analyze (driving my husband crazy) I calculated this is only 280 words a day
The average human has approximately 30,000 thoughts a day. A lot of clutter. Like food processing, where produce is assorted on a mass conveyor belt, the good pieces are kept, while the damaged, useless, or non-standard pieces get shoved off into a disposal bin. Similarly,
We are as individual about our reading choices as anything else. As unique within our talent for writing as the strands of DNA that make up who each of us are. What makes a story good? What makes writing good? Geez, I don’t know. It’s
Recently, a post about money earned in relation to having a book published brought to light some facts about advances and payments. Let’s start off with my own ignorance. Sure, why not? I don’t mind sharing what I, in my naivete believed was the way
About five years ago, I used to complete a ten mile run every Saturday morning. It was on one of those runs, for a variety of reasons, I ended up with double sfx. It took close to three years before I felt I could run
Paying attention to what goes on around us is a favorite past time of writers. We tend to stare. We might look as if we’re eavesdropping (likely). We will carefully work our way towards something that looks out of place when others might head in
Research can be fun, or it can make you feel squeamish. For instance, there are a bazillion little things a writer might need to look up. Like finding out if Saran Wrap was used in the 50’s, or, if your character’s taxes go unpaid, how
Once again, I’ve come up with another writing analogy. Ready? Writing is like playing football – it has lots of rules. Sometimes I’m astounded how I’m just flipping about the internet, bouncing from one site to the next, happily reading, and fwop! Some writing rule
