I just want to talk a bit about how this book came to light. It started out as a short story in 2003 (during my 11th grade in high school) which was called The Black Dog. My English teacher at the time had asked us to submit “anything”…short story, poem, whatever…for marks. So I cobbled …
Most days, I’ll be too tired from running around after my kids and dogs while doing as much writing as I can to answer this question any more eloquently than, “My ass.” Partly sarcasm, but also partly true. After all, isn’t it a writer’s job to say more with less? I don’t get fantastic ideas from …
It has taken me a long time to be able to articulate my thoughts on the common debate on the show, don’t tell advice that is frequently handed down to young writers. And yes, I do believe that such a debate exists the longer you stay in this craft. Le Guin had an article about why …
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As of today, I have been writing for 24 years. The most I’ve put it off is for a couple of months or so–otherwise, I’ve been consistently writing, rewriting, plotting, planning, researching, learning, and turning the mechanics of writing over and over in my head like there’s no tomorrow. I repeatedly discuss stories with people until they …
Fear of bad feedback is a common reason fear of writers. Even within our circle at World Tree Publishing, there is always a period of nail-biting and agonizing pain from the depths of your heart after an editor tells you, “Okay, I’m done, I’m emailing you my comments now…” But the scathing opinion of strangers, though? Ah, …
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