When you are done with your first book it’s an amazing feeling. Something that came from within your soul is on paper, or hard drive. No one can take that moment from you. After that moment you have to go through it and find the story. If this is your first novel, that may be interesting. …
Tag Archive: novels
Nov 12
Finding Your Genius Writer
Writing is something special to me, it’s something that makes me breathe, makes me dream and most of all I feel it has made me more free. I’ve written two books, yes t-w-o. Each of them have their good parts. Most of all I learned how to write better by writing each one. They may never be …
Aug 13
Writing Is…
The first draft is the one that gets all the thoughts you’ve been thinking. The part where you decide if the story is really worth the effort of the re-writes. I usually know within the first two pages how it will go and whether I should keep going. Writing is cathartic, it’s a way for me …
Feb 23
Anne Rice: The Wolf Gift, a Book Review
I love Reuben and I’m hoping she does more with him, if she doesn’t I’ll read it again and see if there was anything I missed.
Feb 15
My love and respect of Anne Rice and her writing
I love Anne Rice. I’ve read all the vampire chronicles, the Mayfair books and her other books (except the Christ the Lord series). There are certain artists I want physical copies of. I am a huge Nine Inch Nails fan and I have every one of their albums as a physical copy, some of them I …
Jan 09
Finding new things to improve your writing
This year I set some high goals. Some that, when my wife read them she kind of gave me a look of “okay, go for it.” Among the things I’m doing to improve my writing this year are books, lots of books on writing, art and self-improvement. Last year I received a book from a friend, …
Dec 12
Panic stricken
Writing has been a cover, a way for me to make my life mean something. When a story goes awry, I feel like I was punched in the stomach and there is nothing I can do at that moment to fix it. Getting a voice, finding a voice, having that voice say something. Why does this …
Sep 12
How writing has changed who I am.
I’ve climbed down from the summit of my ego and felt reality hit me in the face in one form or another.
Aug 29
Tools of the writing trade, which do you prefer?
Wondering what writing device everyone uses.
Aug 08
Being a writer takes thick skin.
Writing is an art form and like every art form the artist has to learn how to handle criticism.
