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The reason you shouldn't talk about your story until you've written your story

Derek Sivers' TED talk
Stephen King talking with Bibliostar.TV about writing short stories

I was in a used bookstore today and the lady who runs it mentioned that she is a big fan of Stephen King and she has read a lot of his wo...
Using Scrivener with other online resources

Literature & Latte announced on December 16, 2011 that an app for Scrivener is in the works. Hopefully this will be available in 2012. ...
Kurt Vonnegut on How to Write a Short Story (Creative Writing 101)

Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character...
Stephen King Question and Answer session

I have "The Stand" by Stephen King on hold at a used book store. I'm picking it up this upcoming week. In an effort to keep ...
Barry Eisler on the craft of writing

Solid info on how to get your writing work done from a Barry Eisler interview from WritingRoom.com .
Book reviews coming up

I'm excited about the prospect of writing book reviews on this blog. I just finished reading the first two books in Amanda Hocking...
NoWriMo: 3 Tips for Beating the Mid-Month Crisis
Counter for a short project (or a long project)

I have a poetry project on the go. A slow poetry project. I'm savouring it, enjoying every step as I observe, consider, write, consider,...