*note: Partly inspired by rippatton's The Wrong Person to Ask

I know you do it. Hell, I do it. You just finish reading a book and you sit there stunned for a minute, the way a deer is stunned when the lights on your car hits it in the eyes. Then you marvel at how great the author is and go--" I want to write a book like that. "

Or it's the reverse. You fling ( Read more... )

I’m brushing the dust off some old stories and looking around for places to send them. Most of the stories are of the sword and sorcery variety and although there are magazines that say they want ‘fantasy’; I’m not sure sword and sorcery is such a big seller and I was just wondering how other writers pursue short story publication.

I think there ( Read more... )

The next tools I think are needed in my writer's toolbox are determination and perseverance. Now, I know many people will think of these two things as one and the same, but I see a slight difference between the two.

To me determination is the offense. It is energy used to drive forward to the goal. Perseverance, on the other hand, is the defense. It ( Read more... )

Today, I decided to move and not worry.

Today, I wrote my two hundred words.

Today, I created a log about how much I wrote, how long it took, and how I felt.

Today, I took a single step to try and improve myself.

Today was a good day.

A New Year is upon us and as such it is normally a time for reflection on the past and gazing ahead to the future. Resolutions, many of which fall by the wayside depending on your level of discipline, and goal-setting are important in order to focus attention on how you wish to progress in the coming year. Many people feel like resolutions are a ( Read more... )

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