Give Yourself Permission
I was reading an article from Writers’ Digest the other day and one of the suggestions spoke to me. No. It yelled at me. Allow yourself to write badly. Wow. I needed that. You see, editing as I go is one of my greatest problems. While my friends can plow through a chapter in an hour, […]
The Cost of Critique…part 2
Last week I concentrated on what I consider to be the greatest danger of critique – losing faith in yourself and your writing. Another danger in throwing your baby to the wolves is losing your story. Yes, that’s what I said. You see, you often get so much feedback that it overwhelms you. One person […]
Words and Music
At the Lucidity Poets’ Retreat, speaker/writer/educator Charlotte Renk shared six things that she calls the Qualities of Effective Writing. One of them is MUSIC. She specifies repeated sound and structure, but often a poem or essay ‘sings’ to me in other ways. It seems to call to me, deep inside. I think this is the […]
In the Company of Writers
Making this a bit short today, but want to congratulate so many friends on their success in the Arkansas Writers’ Conference competition. Members of my writing group – Kim, Dot, Patsy, Del, Gary, and Jason – brought home a total of 26 awards…that’s just awesome. I’ve seen photos on Facebook of other friends who were […]
Tell the Whole Story
Did you ever read a book, or watch a movie, that didn’t seem to go anywhere? Page after page, scene after scene, things happen, but the story doesn’t seem to have a point? Bo and I recently rented Foxcatcher, a movie that touted Five! Five Academy Award nominations! Briefly, it’s the story of John DuPont and […]
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