Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.Amy TanI once suffered an overwhelming sense of guilt over the time spent creating a story. There is also a niggling resentment towards those in my life who fail to understand … Continue reading What Is The Point?
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Embracing The Writer’s Life.
You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence. Octavia E. Butler Welcome to the tempering fires of a writer's life. Reputedly an isolating one where unmeasurable … Continue reading Embracing The Writer’s Life.
Circumstance Rules
For me, writing never gets easier. It's always hard work. It doesn't matter how many words you wrote the day before, or how many novels you've completed in the last decade: every day you start fresh again with that same blank page, or that same blank screen. Lincoln Child Ever known a person who mapped … Continue reading Circumstance Rules
The Journey To Writeside-Up 