Writing in anger
A reviewer assumed a screenwriter/director was driven by anger to make a work, but being driven by this emotion seems … Continue reading Writing in anger
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Writing the picture book manuscript
March 28 is Children’s Picture Book Day. This brings back memories and inspiration. I must bring out that picture book manuscript I wrote all those years ago…
Abandoning one project isn’t abandoning the ship
There is a difference between abandoning something and abandoning ship. Abandoning ship means whatever you were occupying is abandoned for … Continue reading Abandoning one project isn’t abandoning the ship
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I am not quite there yet at discovering it. It takes time. What? Discovering what? Dunno. It takes time, but … Continue reading :.
It’s in the post. Surprise!
Memory lane: Circa, 2017. Judson Press sent me a copy of the winter issue of The Secret Place which has … Continue reading It’s in the post. Surprise!
Persevering with the poem that’s a labor of love
Putting the much loved poem on the back burner was the logical next step. This after desperately searching for a … Continue reading Persevering with the poem that’s a labor of love
Persevering in the face of successful others
“I have two websites I use for information on publishing,” said the fledging writer to her inquisitive hearer. She was … Continue reading Persevering in the face of successful others
Lessons of rejection: belief
Rejection can be a task master making you try harder, be different, fit in, conform, and do what will make … Continue reading Lessons of rejection: belief
Editing to personal satisfaction
Whatever you do do it well- Walt Disney I’d like to avoid the difficult editing stages of polishing a piece … Continue reading Editing to personal satisfaction
Introspective writer’s moments
They tell you to never look back. It just stifles the present. In writing, it makes one think of the negative points of one’s writing. I wish I had done it better one moans. However, I do not mind looking back at what I have written in the past if just for the curiosity of rediscovering how my older work sounded.
Not letting writing get to your head
Track record of successes, and bragging rights, is, for me, not important; I do not bond with it or like. … Continue reading Not letting writing get to your head
When endings make sense
Sometimes, articles sign off with the big takeaway point — but if a reader will engage that point depends on … Continue reading When endings make sense
When the page comes together
The headline, the opening paragraph, and the photos, all come together to set the tone for the article. The editors … Continue reading When the page comes together
When editors publish your work
It’s good even great to get editors to accept your work and publish it even when some things were edited … Continue reading When editors publish your work
Are some articles not helpful?
There are different ways readers can respond, or react for that matter, to articles. Anger is one reaction; the article … Continue reading Are some articles not helpful?
Hard questions
We need writers who are not afraid to ask the hard questions as this brings balance to the status quo … Continue reading Hard questions
The contributor’s risk understood
I found this helpful on Image Journal: “the risk of sharing work with us”. What I say there may be … Continue reading The contributor’s risk understood
Does one have to sell their writing to get published?
Writing my own stories may be best left with a free online platform like WordPress, because I wonder if the traditional publishers will ever take my own stories on board? Of course, traditional publishers do take stories, but they tend to be the ones that suit the publisher, not any old story, not the ones that I may want to write. My own stories may have to be written a certain way before they are even considered by traditional publishers. I can’t be myself or else face a rejection because it wasn’t written the way the publisher wants it written.
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When is the right time to submit?
Eagerness to submit and get published may prevent one from getting the piece right first. A fault of mine in submitting, which may still slip me up from time to time, is submitting before the piece is ripe.
I’ve learnt something from this which I would like to tell others about. That the best time to submit is not immediately after you’ve edited something.
Competition is fierce
I don’t know how many times I’ve come across the statement “competition is fierce” in writers guidelines. But it’s really … Continue reading Competition is fierce
Writing rejection is not the end
Getting rejected by a publisher hurts, like it did for me today. In my case this time it was a … Continue reading Writing rejection is not the end
Binning one’s work may be premature
Once this week I thought: I’m still ruthlessly deciding on what devotional ideas to use or not to use. If … Continue reading Binning one’s work may be premature
Marketing one’s work alone
Writers on their own, with a book in hand, may need an agent or representative, because agents are closer to … Continue reading Marketing one’s work alone
When ideas are too many to handle
The opposite of the problem of writers block is too much writing. There are lots of ideas and written passages … Continue reading When ideas are too many to handle
Focusing on one point eliminates waffle
On last count, a few minutes ago, one-third of my shelved devotions that I have looked at again have been … Continue reading Focusing on one point eliminates waffle
Filing away the ‘reusable’ ones
I wrote just over a dozen devotions recently, but only two I decided to submit, the salient ones. I realized … Continue reading Filing away the ‘reusable’ ones
Does writing have to be a career?
Writing does not have to be a career thing, but one can spend one hour on it a day or two or three hours.
Movies titles require some form of action
Budding screenwriters take note.
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Impressive body of work
I came across an encouraging obituary.
Stories that go on forever
Creators don’t like people saying that only 1 episode matters. The creator says, it all matters (They also tell the picky fans to get a life). Scope. Some like their series to never end.
One part after the other that continues the story on and on.
To revise or not to revise
Writing is a catch-22, but I’m not talking ’bout the film or novel on which a film is based. Catch-22 … Continue reading To revise or not to revise
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