“If you wait for inspiration to write you’re not a writer, you’re a waiter.” — Dan Poynter
What role does inspiration play in your writing? Do you need it? What happens if you don’t have it? How do you get “up” for writing when it isn’t there?
Category Archives: #ReaderFriday
Reader Friday: How Do You Know When to Start?
Reader Friday: Can You Turn Off Your Writer’s Mind?
Reader Friday: The First Book
Reader Friday: Surprise!
What’s the biggest surprise a character has thrown at you while writing (or plotting) a book?Reader Friday: Are There Rules for Good Books?
Reader Friday: Are There Rules for Good Books?
Photo: Ansel Adams with Camera from Wikimedia Commons
My photographer son had an informal holiday party (virtual, of course), and trivia games were played, including quotes from famous photographers. One that caught my interest was this quote from Ansel Adams.
“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”
Do you think this this applies to books, too?
**I’ve been vaccinated, my waiting period is up, and am finally going to see my mom for the first time in over a year. She had COVID, got the antibody infusion, and her doctor said it’s safe to get together. I’m on the road (and in the air) today, so I won’t be around to reply to comments. Don’t let that stop you from leaving them!
Reader Friday: Which Way Are You Going?
Reader Friday – It’s Libation Time
Reader Friday: What’s Your Mantra?
If you could choose one line from a song and adopt it as your mantra, what would it be? Please include title and artist.Reader Friday: Rewrites
Rewriting, love it or hate it?
I love it. Maybe too much. During edits, I often rewrite paragraphs, sometimes entire pages. Drives my editors insane. Drives me insane, too, but I can’t stop. It’s part of my process now. 🙂
Rewriting is where magic happens. The story reaches new heights.
What’s your favorite part of the editing process?
Do you mercilessly kill your darlings?
Do you keep a file for clipped passages?
What’d you name said file?
Ever use those dead darlings?