A week ago, I went to see a collegiate production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. I know it isn’t groundbreaking blog fodder–especially when there is legit drama happening all over my city this week–but I do like to share things that are relevant to writing. Which this post will be. Eventually. First, some important background information: This production was at
The Importance of Detail
One of my favorite shows in the last decade was PRISON BREAK. If you never heard of it, here’s the blurb from imdb.com: Due to a political conspiracy an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to
The Flippant Girl’s Guide to Revising with Dignity
Fact: revision is part of the writer life. Further fact: Revision is fuck all hard. You can see where this is going. The point of revision is to take that amazing previous draft and make it that much more awesome. If you Google “how to revise a novel,” you’ll get over 12,000 search results. You can even learn some revision
On Unemployment… and Writing
Six weeks ago, I was laid off from the day job. The same day job that should’ve only lasted three weeks in 2007. This fact hasn’t softened the blow and I’ve been staving off a major bout of emo-ness for weeks. This totally explains why I still haven’t cleaned the basement. Unless you’ve been laid off or are very close
Grab that Whistle
Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s topic: Per Sarah’s August post (http://bit.ly/qi9Ed1), what kind of writing coach do you need? What kind are you? I think about this