Living as a Writer Series November is nearly upon us and with it all the tweets, blog posts, and Facebook chatter. There's a belief that everyone has a novel in them. That may be true, but it may also not be true for you this year; this November. You don't have to take part in … Continue reading Surviving NaNoWriMo and ignoring the FoMO
Living as a Writer Series I touched on this in my post, When not Writing is Writing but I wanted to expand on how reading is crucial to writing. The often repeated advice that you must read if you wish to write is not wrong. At its most basic level, authors need to read to … Continue reading When Reading is Writing
Living as a Writer Series Each time I visit my mother we pour through memorabilia my grandparents left behind. There is a huge trove of boxes from my father's mother. Recently we found my great grandmother's scrapbook of recipes, newspaper clippings, obituaries, birthday cards, letters and more. All bound and pasted into a book that was … Continue reading Writing and Memory
You asked for it, now you've received it—and you have feelings. Receiving criticism is one of the most difficult things we do as writers. No one teaches us how to manage the emotions that come with it. Yet, we know our work isn't perfect. Even when we've edited and revised and honed until there's nothing … Continue reading Receiving Criticism
Living as a Writer Series This topic came up several times this week; probably as people get ready for #NaNoWriMo. A question like: if I go for a walk but think about my characters, can I count that as writing? Or: I'm reading about writing so that counts too, right? Yes. Reading about writing, thinking … Continue reading When Not Writing is Writing
