Thursday, December 9, 2010
I started the week with a story about learning to program, about learning the difference between typing computer code into a machine and actually writing a game. The difference (in case you skipped the story) is called “debugging.” And that’s where we are now with our novels. November’s done, our first draft is done, and [...]
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
I follow several writers on Twitter, and because I’m a fiend for collecting quotes, I’ve discovered Twitter’s a source for oodles and gobs of great writing material. I would be remiss in my responsibilities if I didn’t share some of that goboodled wealth with my precious inklings! So here ya go…
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Also tagged @Quotes4Writers, @SteveMartinToGo, @Tara_Moss, @TWLOHA, @WritingSpirit, Aaron Pogue, Compulsion, Courage, Editing, Fear, Inner Editor, Julie Isaac, Laurel & Hardy, NaNoWriMo, Sol Saks, Steve Martin, Tara Moss, Teresa of Sydney, The Writing Life, Tweets, Twitter, WILAWriTWe, Winnie the Pooh, Writer's Tribe
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
I started playing videogames at the age of six or seven. Within a year, I was programming them, too. Now that’s not to say I was exercising my creative genius way back then. (Not in that medium, anyway.) No, my dad had a Commodore 64 and a subscription to Compute! magazine, which came with 5-10 [...]
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Also tagged Creative Writing, Drafts, Editing, NaNoWriMo, Programming, Revising, Rewriting, Storytelling, Teaching, Technical Writing, Toby Nance
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This week we’re talking about what comes after NaNoWriMo. We’re talking about looking ahead. We’re talking about finishing a book and revising a book and being a writer. That’s three different processes, but all of them share the same three core, critical steps: Write. Take stock. Follow through. November made you write. Yesterday I talked [...]
Thursday, December 2, 2010
At this point, you’ve got my NaNoWriMo review, and you’ve got Courtney’s, and if you’re following any other writers’ blogs (as you probably should be), you’ve got a lot more. NaNoWriMo is all about not looking ahead, and not looking back, but just looking right at the blinking cursor at the end of your document. [...]
