How would you, as a writer, quantify a productive day? Do you base productivity on your word count, or something else? On Pinterest, which is turning out to be an inspirational hangout for writers, I found an interview with Karen Russell in the Daily Beast. Russell's first novel, Swamplandia!, was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize, and she now has a second novel. I'm always up for learning … [Read more...]
A Male Horse in the Nude: Creativity
It's important to nurture creativity in children, even if it's a little startling, or, um, not quite what we had expected. Accuracy in art, if not colors My granddaughter, Lil, age 6, had brought a coloring book of horses to amuse herself in a restaurant, so she and I colored a picture together while we waited for our food. I loved coloring as a child. I still enjoy the soothing sweep of a … [Read more...]
Lev Raphael on Writer’s Block
Learn from reading, even books you don't like Next time you want to give up reading a particular book because 1. it bores you, 2. you can't make sense out of it, or 3. it makes you bang your head on the wall, keep reading. You can analyze it and learn from it as a writer. Maybe. Or it still might be a huge waste of your time. But isn't learning from it a far nobler idea than tossing it from a … [Read more...]
Writer to Writer with Tracy Lawson about her thriller COUNTERACT
When Free Will Becomes an Illusion, the Resistance Will Rise. . . . The Fight for Personal Freedom Begins with COUNTERACT, Book One of The Resistance Series. Two strangers—their destinies entwined—must work together to thwart a terrorist the country never suspected. Anyone who loves a good dystopian thriller will find a new favorite in COUNTERACT. Lawson joins the ranks of authors such as Aldous … [Read more...]
Writers: Don’t Die Like Balzac
By now you know that sitting all day puts you at risk for higher cholesterol levels and heart disease, according to studies reported on NPR. This sucks for us writers who hope to spend as much time at our laptops or desks as possible. I'd built a laptop holder on my exercise bike, but I often use my laptop in the kitchen, family room, or dining room. I've tried standing at the kitchen counter and … [Read more...]
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