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At the start of my writing classes, a student always seems to ask, “Could a novel with a great story but mediocre or poor writing technique be successful?Writing Tip for Today: Behind the question, there’s usually a desperate would-be author, scared of the long process of learning his or her craft. But beyond that, here […]
Writers are an emotional lot–we have to be to tell the truth in an artful way. This leaves us open to the whims of emotion–and more than a few down days. Rejection, a harsh critique, rejection, harsh reviews, rejection, family & friends who say you need to get a real job, rejection–all this adds up […]
One of my favorite writing students–a brilliant artist, thinker and dang good writer–has dropped out of the race. This person has been working so hard for more than five years, on polishing up and submitting a novel. Unexpectedly, the writer has given up. I’m taking it kind of hard. I wish that writer would hang […]
Last night in my new Business of Writing class, we had a great time adding gadgets and linking our blogs with each other and social networks such as Facebook. This has been one of the most fun and rewarding classes I’ve taught in a long time. And to think that only a few years ago, […]
A four-week writing workshop I facilitated has ended, and I love seeing the members organizing for an ongoing critique group. “Training wheels” critique workshops are meant to help new writers learn how to give and receive useful feedback and now this year’s participants are riding on their own. They are planning where, when and how […]
John Lennon said, “Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.” We all have to make time for our writing–it really is true that in order to be a writer, you must write. Last night a novel writing student said she had the best of intentions for a writing session, but then the IRS […]