Convincing a group of at-risk teens that writing is not only a useful activity, but a fun one, could be a bit of a challenge, wouldn't you say? And that was my charge at a workshop I co-lead on Monday for an organization I volunteer for, Step It Up. The nonprofit hosts a Career Club […]
I've written a lot lately on the writing process, emphasizing that the entire process begins with the rough draft, also known as the time when you glump it all on the page. (In case that image doesn't do it for you, what I'm talking about is letting it rip. Write it out, without judgment or […]
On Wednesday, I discussed the mindset of getting your work out in the world, which, really, is even more important than the mechanics. Because, if you're head is not screwed on right, all the submitting in the world is not going to matter. One way or another you'll end up blocking your efforts. Today its […]
So, you're done with it. You've gone through the rewriting and revising stages and your novel (or memoir or short story collection or romance or mystery or article) is finished. Concluded, finalized, ended, done! And now the real fun begins. The marketing. Otherwise known as getting your work out in the world. Maybe you'll be […]
Over the last few posts, I've been looking at the writing process. (You can see a complete list of the recent posts below.) So far we've looked at glumping it all on the page and rewriting, which is about dealing with big picture stuff. Today we consider revision. Ugh. Because, really, who wants to deal […]
This is part four of a continuing series of the writing process. For the previous articles in the series, see the end of this post. What's there to say about rewriting? You just get in there and do it, right? So what's there to write about? Well, plenty. For starters, let me make one thing […]
Over the last week, I've been revisiting the writer's process. (You can get caught up on the other posts here and here.) As promised, today's post begins a look at each step of the process. And so today we talk about the fine and wonderful art of glumping. Glumping is a word that I've always […]
On Friday, I wrote about the writing process, and talked about the importance of allowing yourself to write a rough or discovery draft. A question that comes up, and I've had quite a discussion about this lately with my separated-at-birth-sister Candace, is what happens if you are in a critique group and working on a […]
