I read a story for a friend yesterday; she’s in a college writing class and doesn’t yet have a lot of experience. I ended up explaining something that I hadn’t fully realized I knew, so I’ll add it here, too. You may have heard this a bajillion times already, but in case you haven’t, I’ll …
My daughter Ray keeps asking me to help her with her homework…not her math homework (she’s got that down; mostly I just need to check it for careless errors) but her writing homework. Every time she does, I’m reminded how not everyone has writer brain. For instance, she has a recurring set of questions: “What …
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As you may know, I am trying to launch myself as a professional writer. This has had its ups and downs, mostly a series of small, soul-eroding downs interspersed by a few interruptions almost-unbelieved ups. One of the series of small, soul-eroding downs is the short story rejections I receive. I am at [checks Duotrope] …
Ever have one of those moments when you realize that you’re about to know something you don’t know yet? The Buddhists call it approaching a gateless gate; with my nerderiffic background, I tend to think of it as preparing to level. I’m preparing to level. I’ve been thinking, off and on, a lot about audience. …