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"creative writing"
Here’s every article, post, and podcast episode that touches on the topic “creative writing.”
First published on January 21, 2017
Between the expectations of genre and bland uniformity, there's a lot of room to be irreplaceable if you have the courage to both listen to, and use, your own vision.First published on July 7, 2013
"Write every day" is probably the most common bit of advice you'll hear experienced writers give folks who've come more recently to the craft. And yet...
First published on January 19, 2013
Carolyn Kaufman provided a list of body language cues in her book The Writer's Guide to Psychology. Here are a number of other body language references for creative writing.First published on May 24, 2012
How well are you addressing the six essentials for fiction writers?
First published on February 11, 2012
It makes sense a word game would have some hidden lessons for writers. Here are the top five.
First published on February 25, 2009
An appreciation of Philip Jose Farmer, master of interconnected storyworlds and pulp adventure, and an influence I don't recognize often enough.First published on April 2, 2006
This morning, I had a swollen left lymph node in my throat, a headache, and stiff shoulders. Ick. Went to do my five hours of not-hard-at-all time at the not-a-day-job, got home, futzed with the television which would not play the DVD (a recurring problem that I thought was solved), got that figured out, took two Advil, started to watch Steamboy... fell asleep.First published on March 23, 2006
I've been having some trouble lately with my writing. It's starter anxiety, really... it's made it really difficult to achieve butt-in-the-chair work done with my second novel, "Light Of The Outsider."First published on January 4, 2006
I'm in the preliminary stages of writing my second novel. Five or six days a week, I spend an hour or two on it, and today I had a great little epiphany.