Entries Regarding: WRITING IS HARD

Feedback: How to Tell, How to Be Told

May 7th, 2013

Feedback: How to Tell, How to Be Told

You're looking at someone else's work. What do you say? You've handed your work over to someone for feedback. What should you expect? And why are you such a baby?

Your Lead Character is a Nutjob – if You’re Doing it Right

Apr 26th, 2013

Your Lead Character is a Nutjob – if You’re Doing it Right

Birthers, truthers, scary Facebookers -- we seem inundated with extreme, paranoid personalities. But actually, they're no crazier than the average fictional character. And while this is bad for family reunions, it's GREAT for your writing!

What Prose Writers Can Steal From Poets

Mar 28th, 2013

What Prose Writers Can Steal From Poets

An adjective is what describes, right? That's what we were taught as kids? Except other parts of speech do a WAY better job of describing things. Poets know this. Let's steal from them!

WRITING IS HARD

Mar 28th, 2013

WRITING IS HARD

The title kind of says it all, doesn't it? And yet, there's a whole blog post inside. Click through!