Monthly Archives: July 2010

Techniques for focusing on the craft

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

A follow-up to yesterday’s post about techniques for focusing on the craft: I can share two techniques I have employed, that have brought me moderate success.  The first is to outline.  I recently started using a word processing program, Scrivener, … Continue reading →


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On “the mood” and inspiration

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Last night I sat down and pounded out 2,500 words in about an hour.  It was easy and organic, the words flowing through me from the scenes in my mind onto the electronic page.  Why?  Because I was in the … Continue reading →


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A personal note: on the closet.

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

I’m dispensing with the writing and publishing talk today and getting extremely personal, because I need to.  In case you read no further, here’s the point of this post: come out of the closet.  I’m not talking about being gay … Continue reading →


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