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Read It and Weep (Not), Part 2: The Writer’s Role
“We all end up needing thick skin, to an extent, but also need to be able to trade work with peers whose advice we know will push us, in an environment of trust!” —from Elissa Field: comment on Read It and Weep … Continue reading
Posted in Narrative, Novelist, Short Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing Craft
Tagged blog, critique, email, forum, partnership, process, readers, reading, Skype, workshop, writer, writers, writing, writing group
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Nobody’s Perfect! Or, The Case of the Ugly Duckling
Over at The Artist’s Road, Patrick Ross has a great post today (May 18) entitled “Does Insecurity Drive Creativity”? He started me thinking about perfectionism: a driving force? Or a recipe for failure? Born a “Pleaser” I’m not sure where the trait … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, growing up, memory, nature, process, rejection, South, story, words, writer, writing
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The Rigors of Revision
Over the past month or so, I have revised my first novel Whatever House for the umpteenth time. Seriously, I’ve lost count. I had put it away nearly a year ago, having given up on the agent search (Who has … Continue reading
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Tagged critique, novel, process, rejection, retreat, revision, writing
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