Tag Archive | writing
Stage One of Novel Writing: The Imagination
Originally posted on Víðarr's Blog:
Maybe you woke up from a dream, watched a touching television program, or witnessed an amazing event and now it resonates within you. That’s good! Don’t scare it away. Let it grow and explore all avenues of it. This little spark is the beginning of your novel. Day…
Guest Post by John W. Howell: Thriller Writing vs. Fantasy Writing
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
I am thrilled to be here on Charles Yallowitz’s blog today. Charles is one of those nice people who continually supports his fellow authors. He offered to let me post in support of the introduction of my next book titled His Revenge. When we were discussing the subject of…
Writing Discipline
Originally posted on writerlywitterings:
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Top Ten Tips on NaNoWriMo, I thought I ought to add a response to two of the comments I’ve received. The two points that were raised both relate to discipline more than anything else. First, another writer was a little concerned at my point 7. She pointed out, quite rightly,…
What do you do for inspiration?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
I read. That’s right, I read. When my mind is blank and I’m overcome with writer’s block I let go and enjoy an afternoon or two of reading. Reading takes the pressure from the need to produce. This may not get the job done, but I love reading and once…
…Gallacher’s Travels… (with apologies to Jonathan Swift)… Part I… Londoninium…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…there’s immense sadness in returning every now and then to the Land of my Birth… in the broader geography, to United Kingdom, and more particularly, to Scotland… many fellow-expatriates over the years have shared with me that same feeling of disengagement with a country which one upon a time seemed…
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