“The best writing advice I had was [in] ‘Heinlein’s Rules for Writers’ by (American science fiction author) Robert A. Heinlein. His first rule is that you must write, and I was already doing that, but his second rule is, ‘You must finish what you write,’ and that had a big impact on me.” – George … Continue reading Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: George R.R. Martin
Midweek Geekiness: Hobbits, and Heroes, and At-Home-Sick Oh My!
The sage advice series I put together last week to experiment with the sticky-post widget on WordPress. Good thing too as I am at home sick with pneumonia since October 20th. After a week of antibiotics, I have two puffers to open up my airways. Trust me, people take breathing for granted until they have trouble … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness: Hobbits, and Heroes, and At-Home-Sick Oh My!
Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Lev Grossman
But I bristle whenever fantasy is characterized as escapism. It’s not a very accurate way to describe it; in fact, I think fantasy is a powerful tool for coming to an understanding of oneself. via Confronting Reality by Reading Fantasy - The Atlantic.
Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Rainbow Rowell
That’s why I eventually decided to try NaNoWriMo—to fast-forward through that desperate, blank-page phase and get to the good stuff. I told myself that it didn’t matter if my first draft was bad. All my books have required major revisions, anyway. And even if NaNoWriMo was a complete waste of time—if I ended up with … Continue reading Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Rainbow Rowell
Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Stephen King
In a class situation, this is very, very hard. That fearlessness always comes when a kid is writing for himself, and almost never when doing directed writing for the grade (unless you get one of those rare fearless kids who’s totally confident). The best thing—maybe the only thing—is to tell the student that telling the … Continue reading Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Stephen King
Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Margaret Atwood
Take a pencil to write with on aeroplanes. Pens leak. But if the pencil breaks, you can't sharpen it on the plane, because you can't take knives with you. Therefore: take two pencils. If both pencils break, you can do a rough sharpening job with a nail file of the metal or glass type. Take … Continue reading Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Margaret Atwood
Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Diana Gabaldon
Frankly, there are only three “rules” to being a successful writer: 1. Read. Read everything. This is how you learn both what you like, and what you don’t like (and you sure shouldn’t waste time writing stuff you don’t like, no matter how popular you think it might be)–and how you begin to learn what … Continue reading Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Diana Gabaldon
Off The Wall News and What’s Coming Next
Yesterday, I met with my Off The Wall compatriots for the first time in nearly three months. After the launch of Into the Woods, summer scattered us to cottages and holidays. We came back together to get a handle on our anthology, and to plan another one. Yes, we will have another. This time we … Continue reading Off The Wall News and What’s Coming Next
Inspired Doing: Canadian Support Staff Day 2014
People ask me what I do. I reply, "I work as a library technician at a college." They respond, "But I thought everyone working in a library is a librarian." I patiently explain it's not the case. We have clerks, those with on-the-job experience, I have a diploma in Library and Information Sciences from Red … Continue reading Inspired Doing: Canadian Support Staff Day 2014
The Road to National Novel Writing Month Brick By Brick
No sooner will Canadian Library Month finish, National Novel Writing Month will start. For the month of November I will take the month off from blogging. However, keep an eye on my Twitter feed as I will resurface to give some sort of word count. I discovered my limits, and it's time to put some … Continue reading The Road to National Novel Writing Month Brick By Brick
Unpaused Life 