Finding the Plot

As a writer whose work is regularly interrupted by piddly things like my job, I leave a lot of books and stories unfinished, sometimes for months or even years at a time. When I come back to a piece to start working on it again, it’s often hard to remember where I left off. ButContinue reading “Finding the Plot”

10 Writing Tips in 5 Days: Day 4 – The Reluctant Reviser

Your story, poem, novel chapter, or query letter is not good enough. You know this either because it’s been rejected three times or because a critique group gave you negative feedback, or because you just know, in your gut. Even so, you’re having trouble finding the motivation to revise. These are your words, and youContinue reading “10 Writing Tips in 5 Days: Day 4 – The Reluctant Reviser”

The All-Night-Work-A-Thon: A Photo Documentary

7:00 P.M. – It begins. Tonight my husband has to work (at home) from 7 P.M. to 3 A.M. I’ve decided to stay up too, both for moral support and to (hopefully) accomplish some of my own tasks. My goals for the All-Night-Work-A-Thon are: Finish reading Extra Lives by Tom Bissell. Finish reading (and takingContinue reading “The All-Night-Work-A-Thon: A Photo Documentary”