Tag: writing process

• Writers: Do you have multiple projects on your plate at one time? You should!

  I’m one of those people with a messy desk. I clean it a couple times a year to make it clean and pristine, but within a matter of days, it’s back to messy. It’s just the way my brain works. (For reference, I was just cleaning out my in-box and it had over 900 emails.)…

  sassevn

  June 19, 2015

  Writing Process

  brainstorming, multiple writing projects, novel writing, writing, writing ideas, writing process

• Moving Beyond Vietnam

  There were three specific items which led me to be an indie author. 1) A desire to be creative. 2) My introduction to drama. 3) My ten years living in Vietnam. I have always wanted to create. I remember writing songs and plays as as teenager, just trying to find an outlet for what was…

  sassevn

  June 18, 2015

  Indie Author

  growth as a writer, indie author, Vietnam, writing, writing inspiration, writing process

• Writers: Chip Away like a Sculptor

  The story is there. Already. It’s in the mind. It’s composed of memories and relationships, small pieces of information from earth, and deep dreams which probe the vastness of the unknown. The story is already created. It simply needs to be released. It needs to be formulated in a way that will make sense to…

  sassevn

  June 7, 2015

  Indie Author

  brainstorming, creativity, writing, writing and sculpting, writing process

• The Euphoric Ride through the Mind of a Writer

  A writer’s mind never shuts down. It barely even pauses. It follows the moth right into the flame with wild curiosity and escapes slightly singed on the other side but with a great new story to tell. A writer’s mind is a study in contrasts. It pauses to admire the pastoral green of a country…

  sassevn

  May 22, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  the mind of a writer, the way writer’s think, writing, writing and thinking, writing process

• Are second halves of novels better?

  As I finish up my due diligence with my fourth and soon (with 3 months) to be released novel, I came across a strange realization: the writing in the second half of my novel is better. I’m doing a final, thorough read-through and I noticed a strange difference in attitude between my perception of each…

  sassevn

  April 17, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  fiction, first half of a novel, indie authors, novel writing, writing, writing a novel’s ending, writing process

• The Problem of Authorship: Another Beautiful Idea, Still No Time

  One of the most frustrating parts of writing is having an accumulation of new ideas but no time to explore them. Grrrrr. This weekend I found myself driving for nearly fifteen hours on a fun road-trip for work – certainly nothing wrong with that. The problem occurs when I find myself staring dizzily at the…

  sassevn

  March 25, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming, indie author, lack of writing time, new ideas, novel writing, writing process, writing when driving

• Writing: It’s Kind of Like Garlic Butter

  A local chain pizza shop here sells their pizza with a garlic butter crust, but one taste confirms that, most likely, it contains neither garlic or butter. To me, the crust tastes like nail polish applied on top of a thin layer of artificially flavored garlic powder. It’s kind of nauseating actually. The reason for…

  sassevn

  February 20, 2015

  Writing Process

  garlic butter, honey mustard, recipes, simplify your life, simplify your writing, writing, writing process

• Letting Ideas Become Other Ideas

  Ideas are not static. There’s a constant ebb and flow to them and any sort of creative artist has to take advantage of the movement of ideas in order to fully develop the original thought. I’m learning to do this better than I did in the past. Many times I would have a writing idea,…

  sassevn

  February 17, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming for writing, generating ideas for writing, writing advice, writing ideas, writing process

• I Don’t Have the Luxury of Agonizing over Words

  What brought this topic on was that I was revising my new novel’s manuscript last night and I read and re-read one sentence which I knew could be better, but it just wasn’t fixing itself and my brain wasn’t helping. I finally moved on, realizing that I would have to live with that phrase for…

  sassevn

  January 24, 2015

  Indie Author

  editing process, indie author, novel release timeline, revising, writing process

• If you speak vulgarly, do so in all your languages.

  I don’t use vulgarities. That’s my choice. They were never heard in my household when I was growing up. I was taught the usage of vulgarities was in poor taste and simply made people sound silly and uneducated more than anything else. Some people use them all the time, and that’s their right. I personally…

  sassevn

  January 19, 2015

  Indie Author, Life

  characters and swearing, opinion, society, swearing, swearing in a second language, vulgarity in writing, writing process