Then here are some tips from the fucking great Suzanne Reisman.
Category Archive: craft of writing
I generally don’t like to post negative reviews. What’s the point? So let me say right off that I did not hate the movie. It just left me feeling flat. I want to understand why. As a writer, I want to avoid these mistakes.
From my work blog: What’s a rule and what is just style: Using italics for direct thought in fiction
Aside from writing, I do book design, layout, and editing for others. This is my first post on the new site that touches on rules vs. “rules”—important considerations when you’re editing someone else’s prose.
A book (or short story or painting or movie or any creative work) comes to life and dies several times over.
The story and the telling of the story are two different things.
That’s a question I explore in a guest blogpost over on Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. There’s a joke […]
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Imagination On. Check. Motivation On. Check. Quiet On. Check. Distractions Off. Check. Comfort Zone On. Check.…
If you have nothing to say, jot it down. If you have something to say, jot it down. […]
When we write, we’re sharing a piece of ourselves, as transformed through our novel or short story memoir […]
Stephen Fry takes on language pedants
I confess, I love language. I love grammar. I enjoy well-written prose that demonstrates creative elegance while still […]
Okay, so I have to say something about silly things people say, like “myself.”
