The month is nearly done, and the novel….Well….it is not nearly done. Suffice it say I am well below the 50,000 word goal and there is no way I can close the gap in 5 days. I stalled because I focused on QUALITY vs QUANTITY. To write a novel in a month, you must commit [...]
It is difficult enough to keep the world straight without the interposition of fiction. But the conduct of the novelists and the painters makes the task of the conservators of society doubly perplexing. Neither the writers nor the artists have a due sense of the responsibilities of their creations. The trouble appears to arise from [...]
The time is coming, I hope, when each new author, each new artist, will be considered, not in his proportion to any other author or artist, but in his relation to the human nature, known to us all, which it is his privilege, his high duty, to interpret. “The true standard of the artist is [...]
I got back from Vegas yesterday afternoon. Not surprisingly, I returned with a notebook full of blank pages. On the plus side, I had a wonderful time and I’m ready to write, write, write for the next 3 weeks. THREE weeks! Yikes, that’s not much time. I’m already behind, needing 16K words to be on [...]
Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, Congo and Timeline has passed away, after waging a private battle with cancer. He was 66 years old.
His family issued the following statement “While the world knew him as a great storyteller that challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us — and entertained us all while doing [...]
I’m a fan of horror stories, but I don’t care for lots of gore and guts. Those who aren’t familiar with the horror genre may assume it is ultra violent and bloody, but the truly horrifying works are those that have a creepy atmosphere and high emotion. Stephen King, the master of horror writings, spends [...]
Yesterday was go day. I did get chapter 1 done, but it’s only 1400 words. That’s not going to cut it. To complete 50K words by the end of the month, I have to write 1500 words each day. Based on my outline, with 20 chapters, each chapter needs to be 2500 words. I’m especially concerned [...]
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