Okay, this is one of those “learn from my fail” posts. This week I (re)learned that sometimes I really overestimate how long it will take to complete a writing-related task. That short story final polish I’d put off for a couple of day because it seemed like it might take a few hours? I figured [...]
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in which i realize i have no idea how long some things take
Jim C. Hines on writing about rape in fiction
I highly recommend this essay by Jim C. Hines, just published over at Apex, about the perils and pitfalls writers may encounter if they choose to write about rape and other sexual violence in their fiction. It’s a thoughtful piece (not surprising given his experience as a rape counselor) and he dismantles a lot of [...]
Na No Revise Mo
Some friends and acquaintances have asked me whether I plan to do NaNoWriMo this month, and I responded with horror, “Then I’ll have TWO novels in the revision process.” That way lies madness (for me, for now, anyway). So I’m declaring November my personal National Novel Revising Month instead.
Whew!
I’ve finally finished the new ending of the novel in progress. Yay! Now to go back to the beginning and start cranking through various rounds of revisions. The new ending came about as part of a revision on the story/plot level. Now that the story is (I hope) solid, I can focus on making the [...]
wisdom of the controlled burn
I’m back at work today and there to greet me is a shiny new operating system on my work computer. In some ways it’s a lost day, since I have to install and configure a bunch of widgets, get all my devices talking to one another again, et cetera, et cetera. On the plus side, [...]