Courtesy terribleminds I’m willing to admit that I look up to Chuck Wendig to what may be considered a less-than-healthy degree. And recently, he made a proclamation over on his blog. This is a spectacular idea: writers who take the time to establish structure for themselves seem to be more successful. The ‘plotter’ versus ‘pantser’… Continue reading Penmonkey See, Penmonkey Do
Category: Writing
Writer Report: Moving Right Along
Forgetting the charging unit for my MacBook (required for the dayjob) turned out to be a blessing in disguise when we were in Canada. I’d also packed my Moleskines, and the red one got a lot of use from me. I’m not entirely sure where or how the motivation hit me, but one day up… Continue reading Writer Report: Moving Right Along
From The Vault: Little Changes
Slight modification for this post, but it’s still appropriate. I’m still on vacation, so enjoy this post from a couple years ago. Think of a favorite story of yours, or a beloved character. Chances are there are things about that story or character you take for granted. Here are some examples: Superman fights for truth,… Continue reading From The Vault: Little Changes
From The Vault: This Is Gonna Suck
I’m on vacation! While I’m away, here’s a bit of writing advice from last year. I think it still applies, and part of me believe it always will. Artists come in all shapes and sizes. Some paint, some create music, others bring out the statues held captive by blocks of stone and still others start… Continue reading From The Vault: This Is Gonna Suck
From the Vault: Why I Write
I know a couple people on the lookout for writing advice, and in lieu of coming up with anything new and grasping for profound language, I’m just going to tell them (and remind myself) of why I write. This was originally posted two years ago. Enjoy! If you ask a writer for advice, quite a… Continue reading From the Vault: Why I Write
Writer Report: Back On Track
I’m still not writing as much as I would like in a sitting, but I’m writing more and it’s consistent in that it’s happening every day, now. Cold Streets is back on the front burner and bubbling away nicely. I know I will have to go back and do a bunch of editing and rewriting.… Continue reading Writer Report: Back On Track
From the Vault: Handling Rejection
I used to do a regular feature I called “Pen Training”, or “PT” for short. In lieu of anything else, as I’m running behind and did not write up a post beforehand like smart people do, here’s a quick look into what I was yammering on about three years (!) ago in this very blogspace.… Continue reading From the Vault: Handling Rejection
Block Breaking Redux
I originally wrote this post over a year ago. However, it feels more relevant now than it did then. Maybe because I’m still struggling to carve out time to write, maybe because I know I’m not the only one writing less than I’d like, maybe because it’s close to the end of the year. Who… Continue reading Block Breaking Redux
Writer Report: Catching Up
I’m finally starting to catch up on the writing. It’s not a great deal, only a few hundred words here and there, but it’s something, and it should continue improving in the weeks to come. Unfortunately, the stress and fatigue of the season is also catching up with me. I’m sleeping less when I should… Continue reading Writer Report: Catching Up
Writer Report: One Thousand
This marks the one thousandth post on my blog. I really don’t know if this should be a big deal, or not. On the one hand, a thousand is a LOT. It means that, for almost three years off and on, I’ve been blathering my thoughts out into the nothingness of the Internet. Occasionally, this… Continue reading Writer Report: One Thousand
