The concrete is better than the abstract. The detail is better than the commonplace. The sensual [through the sense] is better than the intellect. The visual is better than the mental. -Ellen Hunnicutt I’ve had a writing coach say, more than once, “show me”. Giving that extra detail with strong adjectives, precise descriptions and seductive [...]
Shoes, one of my loves… I have more than a few pairs. When I was a kid I had a pair of patent leather shoes which I cleaned and shined with a little dab of Vaseline. Today I keep my shoes in their original boxes to protect them or sometimes in the nice felt bags [...]
“Nothing you write if you hope to be any good will ever come out as you first hoped.” Lillian Hellman It takes work and then more work to get the words right. We edit then walk away for awhile.. read it aloud. Stare at the printed word through squinty eyes, looking for mistakes. Or looking [...]
I did it! Yesterday I submitted my first article to a magazine. The moment my finger hovered over the send button was exhilarating and nerve wracking at the same time. Expectation is a short work of creative nonfiction pulled from my memoir. Is the piece perfectly edited? Not yet, it’s been worked and reworked and [...]
Larry Brooks of Storyfix.com wrote a guest post for Problogger yesterday. His advice on writing is some of the best I’ve read. It resonated for me, offering concise words of wisdom. I don’t think he offers any ‘new’ advice, but rather a reminder of those tasks most writers ought to know. I liked his style [...]
