Tag: writing process

• Setting: Real or Fictitious?

  Choosing a setting for a novel isn’t always an easy task.  A writer friend advised me once to chose a fictitious setting for one of my novels, and she was absolutely right. In that case. The advantages of choosing a fictitious setting are many. Such as: The writer can make it look and feel however…

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  May 18, 2019

  Writing Process

  novel writing, setting in novels, writing process, writing tips

• Writing Collaborations: What’s the Goal?

  This weekend, I’ve been collaborating on a short play writing project with one of my students. We have a finished draft on a fun and meaningful script which I plan on using in my new show coming up in April. It’s been a while since I’ve collaborated with students on a creative writing piece. I…

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  January 13, 2019

  10-minute play, Indie Author, Writing Process

  play-writing, short play writing, student creative writing, writing collaboration, writing process

• Do You Have Writing Goals?

  There is no better proof of being a writer than writing, and writing, and writing some more. I’ve met a lot of people in my years who have indicated that they wanted to write a book, or they have ideas for a book, or they have written one book, or they have started a hundred…

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  August 20, 2017

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  being a writer, difficulties of being a writer, passion for writing, writing goals, writing process, writing tips

• Going for a Trilogy

  My, the consummate stand-alone novel guy, is going for a trilogy.  I mentioned a while back that I was wading into virgin territory by starting a sequel to my finished yet unpublished novel “A  Man too Old for a Place too Far.” As I’ve been working on the sequel, the stories line just keep ballooning…

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  February 23, 2017

  Uncategorized

  creativity, novel writing, trilogy, writing process

• Open Submission … (if, if, if …)

  I’m currently looking to expand the reach of some of my plays which I admittedly have done very little with over the past couple of years. Researching on-line, I’ve come across some wonderful theatres and festivals who encourage new voices of the stage to submit their work. I’ve very encouraged by all of this. At…

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  February 18, 2017

  Uncategorized

  play submissions, playwriting, writing, writing process

• When the ‘Something’ becomes Obvious: A Writing Revelation

  Nearly two years ago, as I was meeting with my drama troupe to brainstorm some ideas for out Christmas show, someone said, “Hey, why don’t we do something with the twelve days of Christmas.” I said okay, opened my laptop, started WORD, and named a document “Something of the Twelve Days of Christmas.” The document…

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  February 10, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  brainstorming for writing, creative writing, creativity, writing process

• Seven

  Seven.  Novel number seven, that is. I started writing it today. I needed to stop and reflect on that number a little. I suppose I should start with that frequently used qualifying: if you would have told me ten years ago that I would have … (fill in the blank) … for me it’s ……

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  December 18, 2016

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  creativity, novel writing, writing goals, writing process

• Blog Writing Keeps Me Writing

  I’ve discovered that writing a blog may not reach the world with my ideas, but it does do one thing: it keeps me writing. And as a writer, that’s important. Blogging is a wonderful distraction from my creative writing which takes up most of my time. For me, creative writing takes a chunk of uninterrupted…

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  October 18, 2016

  Writing Process

  blog writing, blogwriting for authors, brainstorming for writers., purpose of blogs, writing process

• A Break from Work to Work

  I’m fortunate to be staring down the beginning of nine days off of school. I am a teacher, and I enjoy teaching immensely. But I also enjoy my break times because that means I can concentrate on my other work: my writing endeavors. Here’s what’s on-tap for the coming week: I plan on finishing my…

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  October 15, 2016

  Writing Process

  revision, writing plans, writing process

• Writing: If your brain keeps stewing, you probably aren’t finished.

  As a rule, I typically do this: if my brain keeps stewing about a work you completed, it’s not complete and you need to revisit it. I’m not talking about the revision process when a writer is still in the mode of improving a work. I’m talking about after the writer thinks the work is…

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  October 1, 2016

  Writing Process

  playwriting, revising, when to finish writing, writing, writing process