by Allison Maruska A subgroup of writers (myself included) proclaim they are pantsers, meaning they write by the seat of their pants with little planning beforehand. But even pantsters have to do some planning. In fact, it would be more accurate to call ourselves plantsers. Planning is taking an initial idea and developing […]
by Ryan Lanz For some writers, editing strikes fear into their hearts. Okay, perhaps not fear, but some discomfort. At least a stomach ache, right? Before you reach for the antacids, let’s discuss the different methods of editing and introduce some ways that might make it less intimidating.
by Meg Dowell Sometimes, writing less leads to deeper, more creative thinking. Have you ever wondered how some writers manage to write thousands of words every day — while you can barely squeeze out 500 words after an hour of trying (and failing) to focus? How do so many successful writers publish so […]
via 13 Habits of Ridiculously Prolific Writers — A Writer’s Path
by Andrea Lundgren I was thinking about this the other day while on hold. I was waiting for a break in the music that signaled that someone was going to rescue me from the unending monotony, so when the music would change from stringed instruments music to a pause, I’d get excited…only to […]
via What Good Music Can Teach Us About Writing — A Writer’s Path
by Meg Dowell Do you find starting a project is more of a struggle than finishing one? Do you struggle to meet deadlines because you always start much later than you planned? I’ve tried to overcome this barrier in my writing for years. And while some procrastination can be a good thing, there […]
From the Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa: You’ve no doubt heard the famous poem ‘High Flight’ – a favourite among aviators and astronauts – but what do you know of the author? For our first aviation charity talk of 2020, Simon Devenish of the John Gillespie Magee Jr Foundation will talk about the life and poetry […]
the world is full
of steel and steel men
steel songs and the loss of real silence
so bound up in a steely silence
we are.
— Rosie Roche, February 2020
First impressions matter. Why? Because they tend to last. They are notoriously difficult to change if done wrong, and your blog is not exception. There are several “first impressions” your blog makes:
A blank page. There’s nothing more terrifying for a writer. Not an actual blank page, of course, but a Word Document with no words on it, that mysterious absence of words that is amplified by us staring at the white screen of death for so long that we feel our brains exploding. You think and […]
How can you hit a target you do not see? What about one you don’t even know exists? What if you didn’t know of the existence of the bow and arrow? What if you were unsure how to use your eyes, your hands, your mind to focus on the target you want to hit? How […]
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