Tag: writing

• Writing Anywhere. No Pen, No Computer Needed.

  Writing is one of the most versatile passions anyone can have. To be productive, you need nothing but your brain and a little time. Paper is helpful at some points. Of course, a laptop is even more helpful. But neither of those are needed. No. Not at all, or at least until “eventually” comes around.…

  sassevn

  March 26, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  brainstorming for writing, inspiration, writing, writing advice

• Justify the … Idea. It’s How I Write

  In my theatre arts class, we play a game called Justify the Pose. I say ‘go,’ and everyone tears off around the room doing whatever they like. When I call ‘stop,’ they  must freeze in whatever awkward position they find themselves in, whether they are mid-step or standing on a desk. Then I call out…

  sassevn

  February 26, 2017

  Writing Process

  brainstorming, ideas, novel writing, writing, writing brainstorming, writing tips

• 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…

  sassevn

  February 18, 2017

  Uncategorized

  play submissions, playwriting, writing, writing process

• Are you satisfied? I never am.

  Writing becomes addictive. Almost compulsive. The worst kind of compulsive behavior. It stalks you in the middle of the night, when out driving your car, when embroiled in the minutia of your work. Writing doesn’t stop. It possesses your mind and forces you to make decisions that you never wanted to make. Such as, do…

  sassevn

  February 5, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  creative writing, novel writing, passion for writing, story writing, writing

• Was I Sleeping 4 Times Through This Chapter?

  Revision work never seems to surprise and frustrate me. I have been doing some fairly significant re-writes on my next novel up, and each revised chapter had its moments in the grinding machine of my mind, polishing and burnishing each one a little closer to the end result. And then yesterday, I came across a…

  sassevn

  January 10, 2017

  Uncategorized, Writing Process

  novel writing, tips for young writers, writing, writing tips

• I am very much me. And so is my writing.

  I am very much me. It shouldn’t come as a shock that when I write, I focus on what I know. I know Asia. Living here for twenty years will do that. Asia is probably forever in my writing DNA, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing. What did Hemmingway write? The South Floridian…

  sassevn

  October 8, 2016

  Writing Process

  writing, writing inspiration, writing tips

• 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…

  sassevn

  October 1, 2016

  Writing Process

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

• Reflections on Writing: Are they good enough?

  I’ve just finished writing a collection of short dramatic sketches which will be performed as my new Christmas show, “MORE Tales of Wonder: Another RLT Christmas,” this December. My immediate reaction to the pieces is rather muted. I don’t know what to think about them, and I’m sure I don’t really know what I got…

  sassevn

  July 28, 2016

  Writing Process

  assessing writing, writing, writing assessment, writing process. creativity

• Indie Authors: What we have and don’t have.

  Here’s what Indie Authors don’t have: We don’t have a large corporation peering over our shoulders. We don’t have a lot of resources, other than the explosion of ideas in our heads. We don’t have a publicist to arrange our events. We don’t have elaborate offices, vacation homes at Martha’s Vineyard, or an army of…

  sassevn

  July 18, 2016

  Indie Author

  independent authors, indie authors, writing

• Is It Possible to Write Too Much?

  Is it possible to write too much? My initial answer to this question is ‘no.’ Certainly not. I write every minute of free time available to me. But it does make me wonder when I read about other authors who are publishing their first novel in five years. Five years? Really? What have they been…

  sassevn

  June 17, 2016

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  novel writing, time between novels, writing, writing tips