Stephen King lets his books “sit” for 6 weeks after he has written them. He says he is sometimes tempted to go admire a sentence that came out just right, or go fix something that he’s been mulling over, but…
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EPC — The Athleticism of Voice
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Sometimes when you are creating, you just need to put a lot of muscle into it. Here is an excerpt from my book Women Voice and Writing.
We have a myth that the Muse visits, like the tooth fairy, giving inspiration. This can of course happen, but in its own unique, un-forcible timing. Until then, and to woo the Muse, we need to sweat.
Rachel Vail touched on this myth first in my interviews, when she talked about the athleticism of writing:
EPC — Motivation
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What motivates you as a writer? What keeps you going, or rather coming back to the blank page (or screen)? Here is an excerpt from my book Women Voice and Writing, to help you think about this…
I was in a group of writers that met for two years to try to collaboratively write a book together. We learned a lot about different approaches to writing, and a lot more about each other. We were a tremendously rich resource for one another, an unlikely group of women. Left to our own devices, we would not probably have chosen each other as friends, yet the process of attending to task blossomed friendship within it.
However, after 18 months, we had copious outlines for our book, and no real writing yet. We had pieces here and there, but we kept losing momentum, then would regain it. It looked like our fire was going out.
EPC — Can writing be taught?
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I used to believe that writing could not be taught. Here’s my evidence. And… by the way… yes, I teach writing now. Ironic, no? Enjoy!
EPC — Talent is one thing, the drive to express it–another.
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This podcast is about process–and the discipline needed to write and publish. It is an excerpt from my book, Women Voice and Writing.
Discipline. This is that aphorism: “It doesn’t matter how good you are, it’s how bad you want it.”
EPC — Employing your inner critic
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Ever wonder how to tame your inner critic, especially when you are starting a creative project? Can your critic be useful to the process? Here are some anecdotes from seasoned writers.
EPC — Beginnings
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Here is my fir
st podcast–appropriately about creative beginnings. I named the podcast Eat Play Cook (EPC) for lots of reasons. We need to take in good material (consume, eat), play around with it, and then cook it to create. EPC was also my first website, when I was teaching and traveling in Italy
Book Expo America — live streaming right here
Book Expo America (BEA) is the largest book selling conference and expo in the US. It starts in NYC on Tuesday June 5th with a speaker-laden breakfast, and continues until Thursday June 7th at 5 PM. You can watch the…
Who gives this man to be married?
Manchester, VT. The minister is standing before us on the lawn of the Hildene estate in his madras Bermuda shorts and Ralph Lauren navy polo, squinting into the afternoon sun, book of liturgy in one hand, the other hand raised to…
10 writing tips — oh, alright, 17!
Your way is the write way. You don’t have to show your writing to ANYone. You can, but you don’t have to. Just writing for yourself is very important. You don’t have to READ what you write. In fact, it…