Quote Collector
I have collected quotes for most of my life. I used to memorize them: lines from movies I watched over and over again as a child until I could quote the whole movie. Later, I would memorize lines from my … Continue reading
Category Archives: Writer’s Life
Listening for Gold
Trying to write as a dozen conversations circle around me is maddening at times. Other times it’s pure gold. I’m one of those people who prefers to write in complete silence or maybe with some quiet music (sans lyrics), but … Continue reading
Leather-Bound Beauties (I’m Talking About Journals, You Pervs)
I recently watched a video of Stephen King talking to a group of university students. It was a question and answer type of thing, and at one point, the subject of keeping a notebook of ideas came up. If I’m … Continue reading
Ignorance is NOT Bliss
I’m open to people reading my works and telling me exactly what they think. After all, I wouldn’t be sharing my writing if I didn’t want a reaction. When I finished my novel in December of 2011, I was tired … Continue reading
The Gracious Acceptance of Criticism is Part of the Job
As I was thinking about this week’s topic, I was going to be all smug and smarmy and more-mature-than-thou about how much I love criticism and look at it as a chance to learn and improve my skills [0]. Then … Continue reading