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Tag: writing process

Those 2020 Writing Goals: One Month Follow-Up
Creativity, Writing

Those 2020 Writing Goals: One Month Follow-Up

So five weeks ago, I made a deal with myself. Write when chronic illness allows me to, but shoot for … Continue reading Those 2020 Writing Goals: One Month Follow-Up

What I’ll Be Doing in 2020
Lifestyle, Psychology

What I’ll Be Doing in 2020

Ever since my goal of completing a post-diagnosis 5K hit a wall in October 2019, I’ve been skittish about setting … Continue reading What I’ll Be Doing in 2020

Writing with Chronic Illness
Creativity, Health, Writing

Writing with Chronic Illness

This week I came right up against a wall. Writing can be tough for anybody. Writing a book is even … Continue reading Writing with Chronic Illness

3 Tools to Get the Sharper Prose You’ve Always Wanted
Writing

3 Tools to Get the Sharper Prose You’ve Always Wanted

A student recently asked me how to cut unnecessary words–and what the hell “unnecessary” even means. Good question. One that was … Continue reading 3 Tools to Get the Sharper Prose You’ve Always Wanted

How Ronald D. Moore Used Star Trek to Build a Better Battlestar Galactica
Pop Culture, Writing

How Ronald D. Moore Used Star Trek to Build a Better Battlestar Galactica

So I’ve been binge-watching Deep Space 9, and the funny thing is that some pretty familiar tropes from Battlestar Galactica … Continue reading How Ronald D. Moore Used Star Trek to Build a Better Battlestar Galactica

Give Your Characters Your Darkest Secrets
Writing

Give Your Characters Your Darkest Secrets

In my twenties and even early thirties, I wrote characters that were vindications of myself. My protagonists were always goody … Continue reading Give Your Characters Your Darkest Secrets

8 Ways to Beat the Block
Creativity, Writing

8 Ways to Beat the Block

Okay, I’ll come clean–I don’t believe in writer’s block. In my fifteen years as a writing tutor, I’ve worked with … Continue reading 8 Ways to Beat the Block

Trouble Finding Your Voice? Try Memoir
Creativity, Writing

Trouble Finding Your Voice? Try Memoir

I used to have a lot of questions, like “When should I add in detail, and how much detail is … Continue reading Trouble Finding Your Voice? Try Memoir

The Power of Patience
Creativity

The Power of Patience

So you’ve got a scene that just isn’t working. You tinker and hammer and outline and cluster, but it’s still … Continue reading The Power of Patience

Creativity

Lost in the Woods

So I’m at that point in the novel writing process that scares the chewing gum out of me. *hack, spit, cough* I’ve … Continue reading Lost in the Woods

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