Draft, rewrite, and edit, Then rewrite and rewrite, And edit! Toil, writer, toil! Your work is not done until your brow is sweaty And your hand shaky And your inkpot empty. Read, rewrite, and edit, Then rewrite and rewrite, And edit! Toil, writer, toil! For "What is written without effort is in general read without … Continue reading The Best Writing Advice You’ll Ever Receive
In the dictionary all words are equal. But does the English language really need the word very? What about floccinaucinihilipilification? My oh my! There are words that I like and use too much, and there are words that I dislike and maybe use not enough. I like and dislike words depending on how they sound, … Continue reading Don’t You Like Some Words More Than Others?
Reading what you wrote a day, a week, a month ago can be a most painful experience, one that challenges your patience and sours your mood and makes you question your literary merits. ‘Bloody hell! Have I really written this drivel?’ It is with dread that I read articles, 50-word stories, and especially chapters in … Continue reading The Harrowing Experience of Reading Your Own Writing (a Day, a Week, or a Month After the Deed)
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