Have you ever had a really great idea, one that came out of the blue and hit you like a thunderbolt? As a writer, I love when a thunderbolt idea strikes. It's like magic. One moment, the idea doesn't exist. Then, next, it appears out of thin air like a rabbit pulled from a hat, bringing… Continue reading Struck By A Great Idea
I hate typos. I mean it. I really, really f#*king hate typos. There's a special pain that you feel when you've written something you like, perhaps something good, and then later (after publication of course), you find an obvious typo, usually in the first few paragraphs. Typos are like weeds that pop up, marring an… Continue reading A Blight of Typos
Five years ago, I came across the following tweet: At that point, I was ony a novice writer (and I probably still am), but I instantly recognized each step of the process, especially steps 3 and 4. I am very familiar with those steps. (Sigh). As you may gather from the tweet, the creative process… Continue reading Writing: The Creative Loop, Hemingway and Fecal Matter
