A few of my favorite blogs went on hiatus last year, and they’re all making comebacks this month, much to my supreme delight. Today I was even more thrilled to discover that one of those blogs, Judge a Book by Its Cover, has decided to use one of my submissions, the probably intentionally “arousing” coverContinue reading “The last man on Earth has wood.”
Monthly Archives: January 2011
A Writer’s Notebook: writers talk writing
Today I’m offering three conversations about writing I’ve had with three different writer friends. The exchanges are a bit long, so I’ve divided this post into pages to help organize things. Check out the “table of contents” to skip to the section you’re interested in (but really, you want to read the whole thing). WhyContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: writers talk writing”
Small stone #7
Dew chills the windshields and sand drifts in the streets. The starless sky cowls the city, and the cold glass of the midnight window is silent and still. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Small stone #6
Sunlight through the open window collects in the marble tile then leaps to the ceiling, there to play among the chandeliers in cool blue and ocher. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Another post from How Not To Write
I’m in the midst of some frustrating revision right now–two stories giving me headaches and another taunting me from the shadows, though I did pull off a long but good revision of a novel excerpt last week–so this new post from Jamie Grove on revision hell is well timed. Wonder if Jamie actually saw myContinue reading “Another post from How Not To Write”
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Small stone #5
My dilute calico, stretched long as my leg, will later curl up to the size of my feet. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Small stone #4
The sweet scent of apple shisha perfumes the dusty street, masking for just a moment the incense of sand and exhaust fumes. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
11-11 reading challenge
A friend of mine mentioned recently that he’d heard too late about the “10-10-10” challenge, in which readers committed to reading ten books a month for the first ten months of 2010. I heard about it too late, too — I heard about it through my friend, in fact — but I wouldn’t have participated.Continue reading “11-11 reading challenge”
Three principles of writing
I wish Jamie Grove posted at How Not to Write more regularly, because even when I disagree with some of his ideas about writing (which is very rare), he always gets me thinking about the craft and the process. Today’s post, “Charles Dickens – Three Principles of Writing,” is a great example and a wonderfulContinue reading “Three principles of writing”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 