Silence falls like winter snow Cleanse the air of clutter Fallen angels mark the way Touching barely flutter Trees not stark, but frosted white Pointing skyward, twisted Your retreat is from my gaze Snowflakes gently fisted Dancing, twirling drift away…
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The Dirty Little Secret
Caveat: I am not an expert. There is no such thing as expertise. I have spent much of the last two years reading different writing “rules” from authors, editors, agents, teachers, and readers alike. Sometimes they take the form of…
Plots or Pants?
I have seen a great deal of online discussion regarding whether or not one should plot. I have largely been on the sidelines of the debate, as to me, this is another “is the glass half-empty or half-full?” argument. (Neither,…
My Way
It was 1983 when I realized my life was shit. In truth, it had been for most of my life, but it wasn’t until then that I understood there were other options. I had finished college in the summer of…
Absolute Rules and When to Break Them
I have what is either a profound advantage or a disadvantage over successful writers. No one ever taught me how to write. That is, I have never taken a writing class, unless you count high school English. Now, granted, most…
#WriterWednesday Guest Post by Author Wayne Zurl – Putting a Dialect into Dialogue
Today, for our weekly Writer Wednesday feature, we have a guest post by author Wayne Zurl on writing dialogue with a dialect. Wayne is the author of A Leprechaun’s Lament, A Murder in Knoxville, and other novelettes. Wayne, welcome to This Blog…
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Posted in advice, books, writers, writing
Writers Write
Tomorrow we are joined by author Wayne Zurl, who will post a piece about writing in dialect. For tonight, enjoy these words of wisdom by some of literature’s greatest talents.
21 Things Writing Taught Me
1. Around one-quarter of the way into any new venture, something really bad will happen. 2. Just about one-quarter of the way from the ending, things will come to a climax; sometimes things get quite bloody during this time. 3.…
Interview with Mark David Gerson
Today’s Fiction Friday interview is with author, screenwriter, and lecturer Mark David Gerson. Welcome, Mark David! This Blog Blank: It’s hard to pigeon-hole you with just one label. You’re author, motivational speaker, screenwriter, mentor, photographer. … How do you see…
The Road Yet Taken
If you follow along another’s path, you can only reach where they have gone. Discovery requires one to stray from the path, make a wrong turn, walk where there are no footsteps. That road is not marked. Indeed, ofttimes it…
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