We got home from our San Francisco trip yesterday evening to a notification from Lightning Source that the proof of my book had been shipped overnight UPS. You all know what that means, don’t you? Yes, you do. I will not be eating, breathing, or blinking today until the UPS… Read more“Dreaming a three-dimensional dream”
Category: Writing
Philosophizing, continued—what’s your dream?
Three things happened yesterday. Well, one of them happened over the weekend plus yesterday. And it was you. What profound people you all are! I was amazed at how much thought and introspection went into your answers to the question, “Why do you write?”. From The Four Part Land’s “because… Read more“Philosophizing, continued—what’s your dream?”
Philosophizing—why are you here?
I’m going to be in San Francisco next week—my husband will be presenting at the 2010 Embedded Linux Conference, and I’m taking my son to see the King Tut exhibit for the second time before it goes home to Egypt forever—therefore I won’t be trawling the Internet much for writing… Read more“Philosophizing—why are you here?”
Exposing, summarizing, illuminating
We’re talking about exposition today on the magazine. Not till the knife of love gained sufficient edge could he cut out her figure from its surroundings. —Elizabeth Bowen, “Ivy Gripped the Steps” Exposition: the necessity for it to be sharp and succinct ties it intimately to line editing. . .yet… Read more“Exposing, summarizing, illuminating”
Sharing WIPS, or The Milk of Human Kindness
I have a guest post up at the Literary Lab today. Have you lost friends to critiquing? Are you afraid someday you will?
Quoting the youngest writer in my house
“Hey, Mom! I just got done planning a book about relativity. I outlined 20 chapters, and I’m going to write them all. I even came up with chapter titles. And you’re going to love it, because it’s full of faux resolutions.”
Linking to professional writer Joe Brockmeier
Today we’re linking to a guy my husband knows, Joe Brockmeier, a professional writer who’s written a great post on exactly what that job is. Writing’s always been a fun idea for people who really like written language and telling stories (some folks call them “lies”), and lots of us… Read more“Linking to professional writer Joe Brockmeier”
Telling the truth about a career as an author
Your little dose of reality, folks, from the people who know. You’re not going to get rich as a writer. You’re not even going to get the $150,000 advance this heartbroken author got and spent on living expenses so many years ago. You’re probably not going to make much of… Read more“Telling the truth about a career as an author”
Bouncing down, down through holographic fiction
We’re talking about holographic fiction in three different articles on the magazine this week: Bouncing like a yo-yo. kaboing. kaboing. kaboing. Macrocosm. Microcosm. Macrocosm. Microcosm. Cosmology. Quantum physics. The holography of fiction. In the cosmology of your novel, you’ve got a Hook (big bang!), leading into Conflict #1 with its… Read more“Bouncing down, down through holographic fiction”
Hook, developing, climaxing
I’ve got my statues against the sky. —Virginia Woolf, A Writer’s Diary HOOK Why do I want to read your novel? Throw it out there before I even ask. What’s in it for me? Because you’re a great storyteller. That’s the only reason that has ever mattered. And you can… Read more“Hook, developing, climaxing”