writing
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The writing zone
Friday night I had an idea. It started out as a spark, a character, a situation and it rapidly spread into a fire, a plot, subplots, background, twists, heartbreaks, climax and resolution. I wrote the first chapter and then I sat outside for fifteen minutes, staring into space. If anyone had come across me at Read more
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Every writer sings a sad sad song
You know what sucks? Rejection. You know what else sucks? Rejection never actually stops sucking. And the third suck? You never stop getting rejected in one way or another. This is true in life, but it is particularly true in artistic endeavors. I got two rejections last week. And they both sucked. They weren’t my Read more
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#WritersQuoteWednesday
“Like everything else, love’s not worth much without some action to back it up.” ― Pat Conroy, Beach Music For Writers Quote Wednesday the theme is romance. I am including the lyrics to a song I’ve been working on. If I ever get around to recording it, I’ll post it here. Give me your heart. Read more
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International Women’s Day, Strong women in Literature
The concept of a strong female character might seem like a new thing, but if you look through out the history of writing, you will see that it is not. Strong women have graced the pages (and stone tablets) of literature since the dawn of the written word. Strong women are not a novelty. Don’t Read more
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Leave yourself a trail of bread crumbs
I like big flapping loose ends that end up tying the whole story together in a surprising way. And the most effective way to do this is to surprise myself. Read more
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confessions of a winter hating writer
I’ll be honest here, I barely have the motivation to write this post. Winter just takes it out of me. I get through the holiday rush ready to jump into the new year with plans and projects and then I get cold. I hate being cold. The whole romance of winter, of snuggling into blankets Read more
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thoughts on red pens
thoughts on red pen editing Read more
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Discouraged with pursuing a writing career?
Peter Benchley was a reporter at the Washington Post, an editor for Newsweek. He was a speech writer for President Johnson, and in 1971 he was just barely making ends meet as a freelance writer supporting a family. Even with his impressive background, he was ready to give up. The story goes that he took Read more
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Good ways to think about Bad Reviews
Being a writer who puts their work out in the world requires courage. Real courage because you are laying your soul bare to be picked at and ridiculed. No matter how thick a skin you’ve developed, no matter how humble, and no matter how much you believe in your work, you will be hurt when Read more
LC W. Allingham 