WIP Novel Draft 2 Progress
For me, a novel's 2nd draft is where the work gets done. The first draft is fun -- filled with flights of fancy, expedient shortcuts, and little regard for strict adherence to continuity. Going into [...]
Character Faith
Character 1: I will do the noble thing. Character 2: Yeah, about that? You don't know this writer like I do. You're just asking for him to bump you off. Character 1: I want to [...]
At Times Even We Silly Writers Matter
I've been friends with Toni McGee Causey for a while -- long enough to not know how long it's actually been. What I do know is that she writes good words. Sometimes they are words [...]
Crossing the 2012 NaNoWriMo Finish Line
Well, I finally did it. I participated in a NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I'm still trying to evaluate the experience. It was certainly interesting.
In Praise of Emoticons
This week marks the 30-year anniversary of emoticons. Some purists hate them, but I think they've been a wonderful addition to our written language. Honestly, even a writer doesn't always want to exert the effort to write and re-write a phrase so that it is clearly nuanced.
Six Reasons Why Screenwriters Deserve A Holiday (The Single Screenwriter)
Sadly, I'd probably still be toiling or spinning (apparently I view holidays as suitable only for the lilies of the field). The Single Screenwriter: Six Reasons Why Screenwriters Deserve A Holiday.
