I had a totally different post in mind for today, one in which I would go blathering on about the great weekend I had working on my novel, how I was lucky to have spent two nights away with little to worry about except the story and getting all those flash cards of scenes into …
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Guest Post: Alvina Lopez on Writing Fiction
Please welcome my guest blogger today, Alvina Lopez. The Golden Rule of Writing Fiction Every writer has their own set of rules and philosophies that governs their writing style and work ethic. For some writers, consistency in their schedule is key: these are the disciplined writers that work every day based on a very specific …
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Three Lessons for the Traveling Writer
Even though we knew we couldn’t get into the onsite events at AWP, Victoria Flynn and I went to Chicago last weekend anyway. We had a hotel. We had ambition. And, my goodness, we had a great time. Lesson One: Whenever you can, take the train. There’s something romantic about boarding the train, about climbing …