Writing

  • Lucky 7 Meme, 11 Questions — A Day of Weirdness

    Hello my fine friends, there is mischief in the air. It seems some of my fellow blog mates have been up to no good. Alright, let the weirdness begin. I have been tagged by a couple of my fellow bloggers and have been asked to play along with the Lucky Seven Meme. So, as per […]

    Continue Reading

  • From Reader to Writer: The Driving Metaphor

    I do believe I have mentioned that I love reading “How To” books on writing. I have three shelves full of books with authors ranging from Chris Vogler and James Scott Bell, to Donald Maass and Robert J. Ray. But, in all of these wonderful works, I have yet to come across a discussion about […]

    Continue Reading

  • 8,000 Words-a-Day Follow Up: Attack of the Doubt Malingerers

    First off, I had so many wonderful words of congratulations when I posted about chunking out 8,000 words a day. I figured it was time for a follow up. What do you do with the 50,000 mass-o-words? Well, I got out my big notebook and I drew out a plot sequence, a massive visual outline, […]

    Continue Reading