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Sunday, October 30, 2005

IS IT REALLY A CRIME TO KILL OUR OFFSPRING?

W riting, for me, is like giving birth. A ruthless edit is akin to killing an offspring. At times, putting an article or story together is a painful process. The words do not flow, the story does not knit well and it takes real work to create something worth reading at the end. When the end finally... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

STARTING FROM THE MIDDLE

I’ve been doing much reading about writing lately, which is paying off. I’m the sort of person who starts out doing things exactly by the book. If I like a particular way of doing things, I’ll stick with it and hardly veer off the beaten path. If the old pattern doesn’t suit me, I cut a new path as... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 23, 2005

EVASIVE ACTION

Just how many ways are there to avoid writing an article? Many. Way too many. I’ve been dallying and dallying about writing an article I should have started on October 19, 2005. Days and days have passed and I have spent the time researching. Not to say I haven’t been doing anything productive. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 17, 2005

DON’T YOU JUST HATE SNOTTY, KNOW IT ALL WRITERS?

I kind of feel as if I had my ears boxed when I read the following comment on a rating I gave to a talented writer earlier in the week. These short complimentary reviews are very nice to receive but I prefer to read a reviewer who shows me in depth how I can improve, what I did right and only then,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU’RE A WRITER….

It doesn’t do to get above yourself when you start getting compliments over what you think is a nice piece of work. In no time, some critic will tear your work to smithereens and you start feeling sorry for yourself. A case in point: I wrote the first bit of the book I mentioned in my last post. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 8, 2005

THIS SUCKS! HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH IT?

T here is good news and bad news. The good news is that I am attempting to write a book. Did I tell you that I am trying to do two of them at the same time? I think I’ll keep that bit of looniness to myself. No sane person would attempt to do that, I think. Anyway, I have got to Chapter 2 with... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 4, 2005

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I finally got around to trying to find some writing jobs this past weekend. I trolled through www.freelancewriting.com, cut and pasted what I found and then got down to sending out some email. When was the last time you went through the low to non paying job listings? I looked at some of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 1, 2005

WHERE I DO IT BEST

G innie’s post What Does It Look Like got me writing this. She asked where others do their writing. I do mine in my bedroom. Yikes! I can hear you saying right now, with all the advice about cutting down on stress by not doing unnecessary tasks in the bedroom. I also have a television in my bedroom... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 25, 2005

TO ANSWER ARIA4'S QUESTION...

A ria asked a question yesterday that I am going to attempt to answer here. Her question:- What inspires you to write and where ideas come from? If I could use one word to say what inspires me to write, I’d say Blogit. Although some of us – myself included - say Blogit does not inspire serious... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

UNTIL THE FAT LADY....TALKS

I’ve been seeing an apparition for a while now. No, don’t jump to the edge of your seat, it’s not that kind. She’s a fat woman and I keep seeing her at what must be her front door. Every time I see her, she’s eating. She has a story. I just don’t know what it is yet… I suppose this happens to story... Sign in to see full entry.

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