literature
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Should You Edit, Rewrite, or Shelf Your Dusty Old Novel?
How do you feel about going back to your old work and trying to revise it? You have that old book kicking around. You know the one. It’s that book you wrote a while ago that you’ve been meaning to get back to, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Journal
Insubordination
"Don't ever turn the dryer timer counterclockwise," the repairman told me. He will have to get a part and come back in a couple of days. Meanwhile, I will be without a working dryer. Admittedly, I must have known not to turn electronic dials backward. My dad is an electrician, after all. But, somewhere along the way, I fell into the habit of taking a short cut.
By Meadow Leight-Bell6 years ago in Journal
Book Trailers
Authors of every flavor have one big thing in common. They're all finding that more often than not marketing and promotion is falling on them. For the traditionally published, whether through and small press or a big press, the publisher will often offer some help in that area, but the bulk still falls to the shoulders of the author. Those that are self-published end up with all the responsibility.
By Jessie White6 years ago in Journal
How Should I Edit My Story?
Writers come in different shapes and sizes. Some of us write as much as we can in one day, never counting the words, and taking a day or two off to percolate. Some of us make certain to follow a stringent routine of no less than 2,000 words a day. Whatever works for you works for you, but after a novel has been written, it's imperative to edit that novel.
By Aaron Dennis6 years ago in Journal
Enoch
Chapter/Episode ONE of ENOCH—The Movie—A Work In Progress—from ENOCH the Metaphysical Novel by David Alexanders English (C2018) The inspiration for this work has always been the incredible story of Enoch. There has been so much mystique and misunderstanding around this character down through the years. It is a wonder and a testament that this singular figure holds such a revered and curious place in the fascination of so many thinking people of all cultural traditions to this day, regardless of whatever belief system to which one subscribes. The goal was to humanize this character; by positing the notion: what if he really existed; then envisioning, fleshing out how might his story have actually occurred.
By David Alexander English 6 years ago in Journal
The View from the Dog House (Pt. 7)
Some authors write in a particular genre and all their work relates to that genre. Crime, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, romance—these spring to mind instantly. When asked, she who thinks she must be obeyed at all times says she writes character driven fiction. However, within this you have a whole raft of themes.
By Rosanna Teale6 years ago in Journal
The View from the Dog House (Pt. 6)
The short answer is that it can do. People who read Rosy Teale's books who know her say they recognise bits of her in various characters. People are generally interesting to observe so when you are writing character driven fiction it is only natural to draw on these observations sometimes.
By Rosanna Teale6 years ago in Journal
View from the Dog House (Pt. 3)
She who thinks she should be obeyed at all times is a great fan of audio books and used to work in radio, apparently, so knows a thing or two about recording. When she gives her talks promoting her books and her writing, people say they really enjoy hearing her reading the extracts, so producing audio books was something she was keen to do.
By Rosanna Teale6 years ago in Journal
The Facebook Scroll that Changed My Life
It was mid-afternoon in the California scorch zone when I came across the Facebook scroll that changed my life. The day had grown too hot to emerge from my post under the oasis of the AC’s lazy Sunday hum and I absently scrolled Facebook for the 1000th time searching for something—anything—that would give me some kind of instant relief from the insanity of the clutching despair of boredom when I scrolled across something which made my heart leap with excitement!
By Shannon Johnston6 years ago in Journal
