A synopsis ain’t a plot summary
So I spent this weekend engaged in every writer’s least favorite activity, synopsis writing. Saturday morning I sat down and asked my husband for an hour or two…and I wrote a synopsis and… Read More
is shameful. That’s how I see it, and why I haven’t been seen around these parts in a little while. Life is like juggling chainsaws. It’s serious business. And the more chainsaws life… Read More
This article was originally published at Amy Writes on January 7, 2011. I’m posting it here for the benefit of a good friend of mine, who shall remain nameless. The more I live,… Read More
So I spent this weekend engaged in every writer’s least favorite activity, synopsis writing. Saturday morning I sat down and asked my husband for an hour or two…and I wrote a synopsis and… Read More
I read this wonderful article over at lifehacker.com this morning. If you have some time, you should read Why You Should Drink Beer for Big Ideas, Coffee to Get Them Done. If not, I’ll… Read More
A writer only needs three simple things: time, self-motivation, and the means. Loose one, and the whole thing crumbles. TIME Be it fifteen minutes or eight hours. A writer has to have the… Read More
The size of books, I mean. Books. Several times I’ve picked up Stephen King’s UNDER THE DOME, and then promptly put it back down because, come on! It’s a cinder block of a… Read More
Hello Thursday! The longest day of the year is just around the corner, and already my shoes will melt to the pavement if I stand in one place for too long. In another… Read More
Hello, and welcome to today’s 500 Club! Before we get to today’s prompts, here’s a quick recap of the rules. Choose one of the prompts below. On your blog, write a 500-word story or… Read More
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.” -Steven Pressfield, THE WAR OF ART AKA Mandatory Reading for EVERYBODY. If… Read More