I’m working my way through a terrific writing book, Screenwriting Tricks for Authors, by the inimitable Alexandra Sokoloff. As a “pantser” of long standing, the kind of writer whose forays into outlining before I write have uniformly ended badly, Alex’s book is especially interesting, because I’m discovering that my novel-in-progress intuitively follows many of the [...]
A few posts ago, I talked about my belief in the importance of having good tools. In writing, as in any other profession, using the right tools – the ones that work for each of us, that feel good to use in addition to being functional – is an important step toward greater productivity. It [...]
I’ve uploaded a few stories and essays I’ve written to the Web site, for your reading enjoyment. You can click on the Free Stories link at the top of the page to access a list of them, or use the submenu to jump to individual stories. Here’s what I’ve posted so far: Hunter’s Pond, short [...]
I came across a post by Jennifer Blanchard on Better Writing Habits about the various notebooks she feels writers should use. Jennifer has lots of good information on her site, but I have to take issue with one of her recommendations. Jennifer writes: …as a writer, you will want to keep a notebook on you [...]
Like more than a few writers I know, I got my professional start as a freelancer for a small local newspaper. It was a great crash course, better than any dozen workshops. When you’re working in a newsroom, you learn the difference between amateur and professional in a hurry. My editor at the Record was [...]
A recent post by JT Ellison got me thinking about the value we writers, and others, place upon the tools we use. JT talked about her recent purchase of a Levenger Soul Skin notebook cover, but she also touched upon the value of tools: I am a firm believer in writers having the best tools [...]
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