Category Archives: Writing Craft
Character Misbehavior: What to Do?
What do you do with someone who just won’t behave? I’m talking secretive, aloof, moody . . . She wants something, I know, but she won’t tell me what. She’s keeping me up nights and interfering with my WIP’s progress, … Continue reading
Stones in My Pockets: Resolve for 2013
Resolutions? Today is January 3, and I have made no New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions (at least mine) are made for breaking. I resist them mightily. And yet, here on the Web, I feel surrounded by energy and optimism and lofty resolutions … Continue reading
The Five Stages, Or Facing Up to the Re-write
Hi there. After completing the October Memoir and Backstory Blog Challenge, I’ve been absent from this space for a while. I wrote twenty-five posts during the challenge, many of which were emotionally grueling. (Here’s a sample post, just about in … Continue reading
A Post Hop
Now that the October Memoir Challenge is done, I thought it might be a good time to give you a tour of various kinds of posts at The Writerly Life. If you started following the blog during the challenge, you … Continue reading
