Tag: Books

The Mischievous Imp Between My Thoughts and My Writing — Technology

~ Vincent Mars ~ 43 Comments

When I type at my laptop I often have the feeling that a mischievous imp interferes between my thoughts and my writing. He misplaces punctuation marks, misspells words, lengthens sentences, creates an unpleasant sense of urgency, lessens my concentration, tempts me to write faster, in short, distracts me with his mischief. Strangely enough, this imp … Continue reading The Mischievous Imp Between My Thoughts and My Writing — Technology

Is Writing a Vice or a Virtue?

~ Vincent Mars ~ 42 Comments

When you write at your leisure, when the children are asleep or in the evenings after work, and you do it because putting words on paper improves your disposition, without caring too much how good your writing is because you don’t plan to show it to anyone anyway, all is well. But when you isolate … Continue reading Is Writing a Vice or a Virtue?

The Joy of Cutting Your Own Words – Editing

~ Vincent Mars ~ 45 Comments

A novelist writes two stories, one for himself, and one for his readers. The story he writes for himself can be as long and as loose and as saturated with details as his time and disposition allows him to make it. But the one he writes for his readers needs to be concise, compact, and … Continue reading The Joy of Cutting Your Own Words – Editing