"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
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
Wary/Weary Wary - cautious, suspicious Weary - tired, exhausted I'm guilty of interchanging these two words. I know others do, too. I've gotten better at spotting them, and double-checking with Word's niffy thesaurus. I've gotten better at spotting the words I often misuse and confuse, such as the two mentioned in this post. I know … Continue reading Often Confused Words #1
During a beta read, I told the author whose MS I was reading that the plot unfolded without any surprises; it happened exactly as I first thought it would. I told her there weren't any twists in the plot. And, in short, she asked me if it needed a twist. And I didn't have a … Continue reading Every Story Needs a Twist
