In the near future, there will be a scandal in literature, I predict. I’m not sure if that’s in fifty years or in two hundred, but I feel it will happen one day. So far, I have zero proof that it is happening on a major scale but I do think it is happening nowContinue reading “Ghostwriting”
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I Turned Pro
This is an open letter to two people. Author Steven Pressfield and, more importantly, to myself. I turned pro. Those three words, not I love you, have been the hardest to say. Honestly, I thought they’d never come. Mister Pressfield always talks about how you will know the moment you turn pro. It hits you.Continue reading “I Turned Pro”
The Writing Myth
So this is like my fourth or fifth post on the craft of writing, but this is the one that I’ve been itching to write about. The myth of writing. First, what is craft? I keep saying that word and if you’re a new writer, you’ll be hearing a lot of it too. Craft simply meansContinue reading “The Writing Myth”
I am a Writer
One of the first things you need to do is change your attitude. You need to stop thinking of yourself as someone who may write, to someone who does write. Again, I can hear your excuse making mind (more on that weasel in later posts) doing what he does best, make excuses. “But I haven’tContinue reading “I am a Writer”
Where to Start
On my last post, I ended with saying that aspiring writers need to get into the habit of writing. Okay, so you turned off the Internet, opened up an empty document, or grabbed a pen an paper, and you just sat there, frozen. I thought this writing thing would be easier? Writing isn’t easy, butContinue reading “Where to Start”
On Writing
This will be the first of hopefully many posts on the art, craft, and creation of writing. It will be by no means extensive or the magical one-stop shop for all aspiring writers needs. What this will be, is a journal on my thoughts and experiences that I’ve had as a would-be writer. Lord willing, IContinue reading “On Writing”