Tag: writing tips
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Will Self Writes in the Morning
Again, someone who recommends writing in the morning. I’ve only written in the morning twice. Both times were to record lucid dreams before I forgot them. I keep saying I’m going to try it for my fiction writing. Maybe tomorrow. From The Guardian: When I’m working on a novel I type the initial draft first thing…
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VanderMeer on Booklife
I listen to Jeff VanderMeer’s advice for one reason: He’s too good a writer not to be doing something right. I’m halfway through reading Finch and it rocks. I think maybe Jeff’s parents found him in a rocket ship from a planet with superior writing skills and raised him as an Earthling. Either that, or he works really…
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Generous Jeff Invites Us Into His Creative World
After a couple of joking “before & after” pictures, Jeff VanderMeer presents some interesting and educational steps in the completion of his latest novel, Finch. Check it out, this is really cool.
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Quote of the Week
“I suspect I have spent just about exactly as much time actually writing as the average person my age has spent watching television, and that, as much as anything, may be the real secret here.” – William Gibson