“Too much stage direction” is a critique I’ve received but didn’t really understand. So I read up on it. Yes, in fact, I was doing…
NaNoWriMo 2021 wrap-up
Closing in on the end of NaNoWriMo 2021. The goal was to show up every day in November without excuse. Well… the holiday came on…
Three weeks in, and the habit is improving but not perfect.
One of the great things about NaNo is, it shows what can be done in a committed amount of time. To write 1,667 words each…
Two weeks into NaNoWriMo 2021
Two weeks into NaNoWriMo 2021, and I’m still showing up. Although, I did miss Saturday. I am enjoying revision just as much as writing. It…
Day 7 of NaNo 2021.
Seven writing sessions in seven days. I’ve heard people say revision is the hard part. So far, I hardest part in revision has been looking…
National Novel Writing Month 2021
This year for NaNoWriMo I’m not going the traditional route of starting a new work and writing 50,000 words in thirty days. Rather, I’ll be…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-Five: Moving Out of Dialogue
Ref: Pages 55 and 56 of the text by Robert Olmstead List five sets of characters, relatives, or friends who might have a conversation similar…
The storm will not best me.
There is a storm that threatens. It rises and sharpens its edge. I’m still bloody and tired from the last time. I hold fast to…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-Four: Moving into Dialogue
Ref: Pages 54 and 55 of the text by Robert Olmstead List five sentences that could describe a voice speaking and follow each with a…