Archive for September, 2010
Learning From the Masters
Writing is hard work. Few of us are born to it, gifted with a silver pen. Learning the craft takes time patience and perseverance. This is true no matter your writing skill level. If you have consistent feedback from folks telling you that your writing is superb, then good on you. Still, it’s no excuse [...]
Informal or Formal Writing
As a freelance writer I write a lot of things for other people. In most cases I’ve been hired because someone came across my web site and liked what they saw in terms of my writing and writing style. People who subscribe to my site and folks who come to visit here know that my [...]
WUI
People often ask me: Mark, they say, Mark me old mucker, is it a good idea to drink alcohol when you’re writing? I mean, you being a top novelist, and all that. What do you think, Mark? Actually, no one has ever asked me that. In fact, no one has ever sought my advice on [...]
Play Nice and Share
Us writing types tend to be a bit introverted. The nature of the beast is a lot of alone time and a lot of us like that just fine, thank-you-very-much. When we are producing our work, this is good. Insulation is good. But what about those times when you are not busily rewriting your article? [...]
Demonstrate Your Writing Insecurities
Writers are human beings. As such, we are fraught with insecurities just like anyone else. Imagine that. We’re human. While no one could fault us for having our fears and insecurities, it’s best that some of them we try to avoid broadcasting to editors and agents. I’m not saying that we should be dishonest or [...]
