Mystic Art
For many authors, writing itself is a mystical act. They don’t understand what impulses drive them to write, they can’t figure out where to begin,
For many authors, writing itself is a mystical act. They don’t understand what impulses drive them to write, they can’t figure out where to begin,
A lot of writers wonder whether they should plot a book or not. The truth is that the vast majority of bestselling authors do plot
Last week I got sepsis, a serious infection that is carried through the body by the blood, and landed in the hospital. Not wanting to
Every new writer, and quite a few old ones, is familiar with that sinking feeling that happens when you start a new tale and wonder,
Once I was rewriting a scene, listening closely to the sound and rhythm of the words in a passage, looking for ways to strengthen it,
When you’re writing a tale, it almost always turns out better if you get deep into the head of your protagonist and tell the story
Have you ever found that you’re reading a book and suddenly your eyes glaze over? Have you asked yourself what is wrong? Very often, if
Have you ever heard Churchill’s saying, “Perfection is the enemy to progress”? As a writer, I suspect that you know what I mean. Sometimes I
I’m not sure, but I suspect that writers and other artists tend to be emotionally volatile. In part, I believe that we create in order
One of my Facebook friends today put up a message that said, “Fewer people would take up writing if they knew just how hard it
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