Many people don’t believe their thoughts don’t have any value. When these people have an inkling, an idea, or some other great mental event, they shrug it off and forget about it. Thoughts, for me, are like eggs. Many times, I don’t know where they come from, but suddenly they’re there, and I find myself [...]
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You’re the biggest tool (in the writing process): Part two.
You still are the biggest tool around, when it comes to the writing process. As I’ve been suggesting, one of the most critical pieces of writing successfully is figuring out how you like to write. I can’t really tell you how that’s going to look for you, because I’ve only bothered to figure it out [...]
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I make a mess when I write. How about you?
There are many ways to write a book. When I first had the idea to write a novel, I spent a little time researching how to write a novel. Lots of people have lots of ideas. A number of people recommend that you spend time “plotting” out the novel, meaning that you write down each [...]
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You’re the biggest tool (in the writing process): Part one
Lots of folks think that the most important thing about writing is having a laptop or a pen, or something. But the biggest part of the writing process is what you bring — you are the biggest tool! So, you should understand how you like to work. Otherwise, if you’re a screw driver, you might [...]
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The alchemy of writing
I’ve just had some very good news. My YA novel “Duck Boy” is going to be published by Bitingduck Press. The impetus for Duck Boy started many years ago when I was in middle school. I found middle school years were the toughest I’d ever known. A lot of the difficulties I had during those [...]
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Keep your space messy!
I’m a firm believer in keeping a messy work space, and collecting stuff. Anything that’s of any interest of all gets kept somewhere. So my desk is a jumble of memories, artwork, books, books, books, junk and notes I’ve jotted down. I try not to clean my office too often. The messiness itself becomes creative. [...]
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