Tag: writing process

• Recognition is nice, but it’s not why I do it.

  Why do writers write? No doubt there are a myriad of reasons. Some noble. Some mundane. Some exploitative. I always wanted to be a writer because I felt that being a writer would be cool. How’s that for pithy? I thought that being a writer would make people go “ooohh” and “ahhhh” which would in…

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  July 20, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  good reviews, recognition, why writers write, writing, writing process

• Writing: On the Spot Inspiration

  Where does writing inspiration come from? I suppose every writer would answer this in different ways. I love what I call “on the spot” inspiration, when an idea suddenly strikes me out of the blue and it is seemingly unconnected with anything else I had been previously thinking. Then from that small kernel, a solid…

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  July 19, 2014

  Writing Process

  drama, Penang, PenangPAC, RLT Players, short plays, theatre, underground railroad, writing block, writing inspiration, writing process, writing techniques

• Writing: Can I do it again?

  This seems to be a re-occurring theme for me, and I suppose for many writers: Can I do it again? The ‘it’ is write. Can I repeat the magic? Do I have another story in me? Will the clever hooks and twists and turns be so evident in my next writing as in my last…

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  May 27, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming, indie writers, writer doubt, writing, writing procedure, writing process

• Slicing and Dicing the Script

  The musical I’m directing is three weeks away from opening. Today we had our first mega-rehearsal – 8 hours which included two complete run-throughs from start to finish. I know now that I had been over-optimistic about the musical’s length. I was confident that we could get it done in 2.5 hours which would have…

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  May 3, 2014

  drama, Writing Process

  drama writing, editing, play-writing, writing process

• Indie Author: Jack of All Trades. Master of One. (Yearly checkup)

  A year ago, almost to the day, I wrote the following post, writing out all the different hats I realized that I would have to wear as an indie author. When I originally posted this, I was an extreme newbie, only four months into my indie author career. So I thought I’d look back and…

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  April 17, 2014

  Indie Author

  graphic designing for indie authors, indie author promotion, jobs for indie authors, writing a book, writing process

• What does a successful writing session look like?

  Yesterday, I posted a silly philosophical rant prior to sitting down and writing out an idea that I had for a short play. I probably jinxed myself because I went on about how within the next two hours I would be “changed” because of the inspiration which I just put down on paper. I currently…

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  March 31, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  approaches to writing, brainstorming for writing, generating ideas for writing, short plays, writing process

• Decision Making in Writing: When Writers and Readers Disagree

  I always say this: “Writing is all about making decisions. Good writing is about making the right decisions.” Now if someone would please point out to me the meaning of ‘right decision’ then I’ll be sitting at a Parisian Cafe with the next generation of Roaring 20s writers. How do you know when you made…

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  March 28, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  beauty rising, critique, indie author, reviews, Vietnam, writing, writing process

• George Orwell on Writing

  “If you simplify your English, you are freed from the worst follies of orthodoxy.” – George Orwell, 1946 I recently came across this gem of an essay by George Orwell. It’s on writing and political discourse. You can Read the essay HERE! Granted, this essay is specifically speaking of political language and he points out that…

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  March 27, 2014

  Writing Process

  clarity in writing, editing, george orwell on writing, good writing, language use, political discourse and writing, rules for writing, simple writing, writing process

• Write What’s on Your Heart

  Writing is the most heart-revealing exercise I’ve ever been involved with. The writing process bares the soul, and makes the writer ponder deep and hard about the hidden caverns which need exploring but which the writer may be too squeamish to approach. I truly believe what my college literature professor said that a reader should…

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  March 20, 2014

  Writing Process

  brainstorming for writing, indie writers, writers, writing, writing from the heart, writing process

• Interview Posted on DEPICTING THE WRITER IN YOU

  I had a great time being interviewed by the very perceptive Simone Da Coste. She asked some great questions about my novel, The Recluse Storyteller.  Below is an excerpt, and make sure you click over and read the rest. Thanks all! SD: Could the tragic death of Margaret’s mother have had an effect on her unconventional…

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  March 4, 2014

  Indie Author, Promotion

  author interview, characterization, Depicting the Writer in You, Simone Da Coste, The Recluse Storyteller, writing process