On Writing

When something cool and/or important occurs to me about writing I blog on it here.

Cutting a document to size is the bane of every writer’s existence. Admit it… we’re in love with our words. But extra words cost money… more scenes in a movie increase shooting costs. TV has a rigidly defined length and commercial break format that requires a very precise page count. Books are no exception… more words = more paper and increased shipping weight. Cutting a manuscript to size is something we all will experience at one time or another. So how to determine what to cut or where? Beginning… end… middle? Where should you start? Twenty years in television has … Continue reading

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“I can’t understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars.” Fred AllenUS radio comedian (1894 – 1956) Funny Fred! But um, novels don’t cost “a few dollars” anymore. Just saying…

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One of the first things I would advise an aspiring writer to do would be to make friends with other aspiring writers. There’s nothing like having someone who really know what it takes to pull this off watching your back. I’m extremely grateful for my writer friends who got me over a tough spot today. I will be returning the favor soon, I’m sure. In the meantime I picked up this link from another writer’s blog… it is photographs of the writing rooms for a number of British Authors. She described the series as fascinating, saying she couldn’t get enough … Continue reading

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It occurs to me that writers and prize fighters must share genetic material for this reason: when we get knocked down, neither of us has the good sense to stay there. We gasp and moan, but ultimately if we’re truly what we say we are, we shake it off, struggle to our feet, apply a band aid and maybe some chemicals to staunch the flow and then we fling ourselves back into the fray and go at it all over again. Perseverance is a a requirement for a published author!

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OMG… this guy’s blog (Detectives Beyond Borders) is great… and this particular post is great. But read down to the comment from Iain Rowan it’s HILARIOUS!! A MUST READ!

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