Archive for May, 2010
The Oil Tanker Approach to Novel-Writing
It can be enormously difficult finding the time to write when it’s “just a hobby”. Your nearest and dearest may not understand your desire to lock yourself away and make things up about fictional characters instead of spending quality time with real-life people. Sometimes it’s not easy finding the time to write even when it’s [...]
A Ghostwriting Story – Part One
I answered this ad on Craigslist. (Man, I wonder how many heartache stories begin with THAT line). To make a long story short, I ended up contracting with a guy to help write his book. This is commonly known as ghostwriting, right? Tis a fine story, this one. So sit right back and I’ll tell [...]
Is Personal Writing Okay?
One of the unsaid commandments of writing is to keep things professional and in most cases, avoid putting personal stuff out there. For me, an occasional personal topic on a niche blog is okay, but the occurrence should be rare and should still relate as much as possible to the niche. Of course this assumes [...]
The Power of Writing
We have so much power in our hands as writers. Sometimes I wonder if we truly realize this. In terms of the creative arts, I believe that only music has as much power to move, inspire and motivate us. This places a great deal of responsibility straight into our laps. Tis a truly powerful sword [...]
Finger on the Trigger
Anyone who sits down to write for hours on end because they cannot break from their beloved creative writing project, or because they have a client deadline to meet, will be painfully aware of the exquisite agony that comes from maintaining certain positions for too long. Working on a laptop can create different issues to [...]
