Thursday, June 27, 2013

Writer's Bloc? Maybe Not

I noticed that my wife struggled to create a story she could write. For days she kept thinking what to put down and came away with one sentence. Last night, she was finally able to begin a story.

Does this sound familiar? We writers know what this is. Writer's bloc? Maybe, but not necessisarily. It could be that we may need to slow down and take stock. Writing is not a sprint to see how much you can write. It's how you can convey what your story is about to your readers. That's why editing is so important. A misplaced word, sentence, or paragraph can affect the story.

I have been going over some stories I wrote years ago. Some will stay as they are written. Others can be improved upon. I'm always looking for ways to write better. I guess that's true with all writers. The challenge of creating a new piece of writing is exhilerating.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

WORDS OF WISDOM

One aspect of a writer is the willingness to be vulnerable. It is being able to put human emotions and feelings on paper.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Favorite Authors

There are many authors I enjoy reading. Some are old, others contemporary. Some I discovered qute by accident. Here is a list of some of them.

FAVORITES
1. Edgar Allan Poe
2. Langston Hughes
3.Herman Melville
4.Sylvia Plath


On My Radar
1. Jack Kerouac
2. Theodore Roethke
3.Delmore Schwartz

My question to you is who are your favorite authors?

Monday, June 10, 2013

NEW WORD

APIARY  n. A place where bees are kept; a collective of beehives