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The Reading-With-A-Hacksaw Draft

June 5, 2012 by

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I wrote two and a half chapters on Thursday!* Well, edited two and half chapters technically. I’m never quite sure how much damage I have to do to a scene before I can say I was really writing not editing… And to be fair, I had done a lot of the heavy lifting already. This […]

Kurt Vonnegut’s Rules for Writing

June 4, 2012 by

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1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. 2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. 3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water. 4. Every sentence […]

And Then I’d Kick Her, Sir

May 30, 2012 by

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I have long suspected that Disney movies contain some kind of psychedelic distraction agent that’s particularly good at hypnotising young children. This is the only explanation I can think of for their willingness to watch and rewatch them with a frequency and enthusiasm that is, quite frankly, scary.* And it seems I have finally gotten […]

Slaughtering Your Word Children

May 29, 2012 by

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There’s something amazingly cathartic about a final draft. It’s horrible and brilliant at the same time. Because it’s the end. It’s your last chance. So there’s no more avoiding things. There’s no more thinking, ‘well I’ll deal with that later’. That awkward piece of prose? That hiccup in the conversation? That transition that makes you […]

Progress. This is How You Make it. With a Machete.

May 28, 2012 by

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I’ve started to make progress on the second Path book (TRTH) lately. Finally. Honestly, it’s been so close to being finished for so long that it’s a bit embarrassing it’s not done yet. The problem is that I decided to work through this draft in order. Which is really not the way I have ever […]

Waking Up

May 25, 2012 by

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BRAIN?

May 24, 2012 by

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Wuffie: How’s the wordsmithery coming along? Me: This morning…? A work in progress. As in, I am progressing toward consciousness. I just grabbed a glass from beside the sink so I could take my tablet. I thought it was my juice glass, but I’m pretty sure that was liquor. I am finding that being sick […]

Sam Brown Expresses My Pain

May 23, 2012 by

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What’s the Difference Between ‘Loud’ and ‘Too Loud’?

May 22, 2012 by

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I went to see Florence and the Machine in concert on Friday. I haven’t slept that much since then, so my memories are snapshot: Lying on the concrete floor of the Dome the bass vibrating through my rib cage. Standing shoulder to shoulder with a mass of people, Rick pressed against my back, feeling the […]

The Kraken Might Be Arriving Today*

May 21, 2012 by

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I woke up with a headache this morning — which, let me tell you, is a terrible way to start your day — so I’m going to beat my head against the wall until it feels better. Or something. Don’t look at me like that. It should work. I mean, it’ll hurt less when I stop… I was going to […]

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