What’s Your Story?
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” The late novelist Terry Pratchett is one of many writers who’ve said
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” The late novelist Terry Pratchett is one of many writers who’ve said
It’s a grey, blustery day in Montreal, and it’s got me thinking about the long winter ahead. Vermont winters can last six
So you’ve been writing and writing, and at this point, you want to throw your manuscript – or maybe even your entire
Writing is like a sport. If you don’t practice, you don’t get any better. Rick Riordan We were all taught how to
Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings. ~ Stephen King Few
Some writers can’t get started. Some writers can’t finish. There are different ways to overcome either challenge, but there’s one that addresses
People can’t buy and read a book they don’t know exists. And they can’t know it exists unless you – or someone
The answer, as with most things, is that it depends. Kazuo Ishiguro wrote The Remains of the Day in four weeks. Arthur
It feels like that some days, doesn’t it? Yeah. Bastards. But that’s not the kind of tool I mean. I’m talking about
Remember Paper Clip Guy? He used to pop up in MS Word: “I see you’re writing a letter! Do you need help?”