The Long Road to Acceptance
I know, I know. I ended the last post saying until next week and it has been four years, seven months and a day. Sorry mom, got held up in traffic. The big news! My poetry collection, Stones Hold Water, … Continued
3 Tips for Mudering Your Darlings
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It’s not easy being ruthless. I get attached to the sentences I write. I develop soulful relationships with whole stanzas and passages during the process of their creation. If I hang on to them with the ferocity of a pitbull … Continued
Get Distance from Your Work
It’s fairly common advice from seasoned writers: once you’ve completed a draft, get distance from your work. For me, this has been the most valuable piece of advice. Once you’ve sweated through a draft, it’s time to let it steep. … Continued
10 Tried and Tested Maxims for Writers
If I had to distill the writing experience into 10 golden principles, these would be it. 1 – Develop a daily writing habit. 2 – Always fast-write your first draft. Get the content down. 3 – Set SMART (Specific, Measurable, … Continued
Version Umpteenth
For some writers revision can be a tedious guinea pig’s wheel of picking their words apart. Personally, I find it is challenging but exciting to rework draft after draft until a polished version emerges from the chaos and I’m satisfied … Continued