Tag: on writing
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On New Blood, Next Books, & Tending the Well (and Self)
Turning in a book is like graduating, or making a purchase you have saved and scraped for, or (this writer imagines) achieving long-schemed revenge: victory followed by a fog of purposelessness. You go from hell-bent, immersed, and productive to…not in the time it takes to send an email. Then, slowly or with evil speed, the […]
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Writing as Telepathy
I’ve recently finished reading Stephen King’s aptly-titled memoir, On Writing. As one would expect, Mr. King had some very interesting things to say on the subject. Namely, that it’s magic. If I hadn’t already returned the book to the library I’d quote it to you from the King himself, verbatim, but let me see if […]
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Writing Challenge, Day 29: Good Idea, Bad Idea
30 Day Know Thyself Writing Challenge Day 29: What do you do while you write? Do you listen to music, watch TV, eat snacks, etc.? This is a dangerous question. Paraphrased it might read “With what sparkly trivialities do you busy yourself whilst pretending to write?” I like to think I can multi-task, but hey, […]
Julie Israel 