"Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window." – William Faulkner
You need a foundation on which everything else is built. You need a solid, strong, lasting foundation. In a house, it's that gray stone stuff. I think it's concrete. I don't know. I'm not in the construction business. In writing, your foundation is grammar. How English works. How punctuation works. How words do things. How … Continue reading Writing is like a House
I have a new job. Rather than the part-time job at the library I had before, which gave me plenty of time to browse new books and contemplate story ides, I now work full-time. I no longer have the same amount of free time as I once did. While I regret not being able to … Continue reading Life Update
When people give writing advice, there is always a bit about sitting down and making yourself write, about setting aside time in your day to write. This is true. Be it ten minutes before the kids get up, ten minutes before you go to bed, or while the laundry is in; you need to give … Continue reading Pace Yourself
