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Posted in Fiction, On Writing, Works-in-Progress on Jan 22nd, 2009
In my experience there are two kinds of writer’s block. The first kind of writer’s block is the dreaded blank slate. It’s that intimidating phase of creation where the entire universe of possibility is open before you, and you can’t write one shred of it because you don’t know where to even begin, perhaps even [...]
Posted in Books & Reading, On Writing on Dec 3rd, 2008
If you’re looking for books on writing, look no further than the one-two punch of The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner and What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter. Oh, and don’t let that subtitle fool you on Gardner’s. It’s the best text there [...]
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