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The Writer’s Block. Again.
The Writer’s Block. Again.
The Block Every person, woman, child or man, who has ever written more than a word in this particular life know with pain the phenomenon called fondly and in fear, the writers block. Words flow from your pen or finger tips onto the computer like water from a broken dam and then suddenly with no warning they stop. Period. You can try anything you like, including self punishment of every…
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Writing: the art not the science.
Writing: the art not the science.
How do you write? What do you write? Where do you begin? Most important of all, why do you write? The How? The when? The where? The Why? Let me begin with the philosophical question first. Why does a sane person write what a few years later they might see as drivel or gems? Much of what we write is, honestly, drivel, not holy text to preserve for all time. It may not seem like drivel Grade X to…
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Traditional vs Self
I should have said self first. Because traditionals started as self. Only, they forgot that. I read that about 130 million books have been published to date. Correct me, somebody. 129,864,880 total books according to Google books as taken from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/85305/how-many-books-have-ever-been-published. That is still far short of the total population of the world at 7.9…
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Living with God
The guy with the big G. God. Quite difficult to get along with, because of his whims and quirks. Not the least of which is that he doesn’t have a feedback mechanism. Like, if something goes wrong you don’t have way to let him know. You cannot even know if he is aware of the mess his investments on earth are in. War, Politcal imbalances, Covid. You name it. As the creator and sustainer of this…
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Edit. Don’t kill.
Every one who has ever sent anything whatever for publication knows the harshness of the editor’s blade. It is merciless and is presumed to be like how to keep your house and garden clean. It is a tough job. Remember the utensils you had to clean spotless. There is difference however. In the kitchen you clean your on stuff to make look like they were. As you do to your house. Or when you dust…
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Promote yourself
Writing in the time of COVID
I get emails from many companies mostly reputable urging me to do what they prescribe to sell my books more, to reach a wider audience. I read all of them and feel a bit sad. Because the author or the seller of goods might know that he is following “tried and tested” marketing strategy. But the buyer does not. There lies the rub, so to say. The point is there is no shortcut to good writing and…
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Spilled milk and loss
Spilled milk and loss
There is no point crying over that milk or the past. Neither can be changed. You will not use the spilled milk nor will the past change. Not in the universe we know about anyway. People make mistakes. Most of the mistakes cannot be corrected. Because it is past. Over. Finished. This is true of life and writing too. Once you publish a book of fiction there is nothing more to be done about it.…
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It is hard defying yourself
It is hard defying yourself
I tried it. I tell you it is hard. Really. Look at it this way. I am human not a hen. I have what I believe is a brain. And with no proof whatsoever I believe I live in my brain. Everything detected by my senses go to the brain. Then the brain tells me that you have seen this or heard this or smelled this. You name it. It also tells me I am I. Not the guy standing next to me. He and I are…
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