I opted for traditional publishing but let’s be clear: there is nothing wrong with self-publishing. Writers choose traditional publishing or self-publishing based on decisions about what is best for their book and their trajectory as a writer. With so many … Continued
You have to renovate the kitchen. Your boss needs you to take the lead on a work project. You have to give time for charity work. You are trying to launch an e-commerce startup… You also have a writing project. … Continued
Exactly one year, one month and a day ago, I wrote my first Scribe’s Madness post. What started as a virgin attempt at blogging turned into a labour of love. The past year brought me closer to realizing my writing … Continued
This blog post is for two types of people: 1- Those who want to write but are paralyzed at the thought of beginning their project. 2- Those who start writing but their passion, ambition and ideas fizzle out midway through … Continued
PART III: POST-CONFERENCE REFLECTIONS The final part of the YWC 2014 posts. Post-conference ennui exists. It is real. For days or weeks you live, breathe, eat and sleep in an environment designed to facilitate your writing; you engage with writers … Continued
PART I: PREPARATION After months of waiting… I executed several Corp de Ballet-worthy pirouettes across the room after the news sank in that I had, indeed, been accepted to the Yale Writers’ Conference (YWC) to be held June 18 – … Continued
A project journal is kept for the purpose of recording thoughts, activities, reflections, anything related to an underway project, from its inception to completion. For writers, their projects could be anything from a novel to a group of poems. As … Continued
“…tarantella was danced solo by a supposed victim of a “tarantula” bite; it was agitated in character, lasted for hours or even up to days,…” That pretty much describes my writing most days: sweating out copious amounts of toxins (read: … Continued
Developing a writing strategy is not just about setting targets like a daily wordcount or number of pages, though that feeds into it. A writing strategy is a master plan that identifies your writing aspirations over the short and long … Continued