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Yes! It's OK to suck! Keep writing!
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Count down to a million words
http://millionwords.wordpress.com/
Welcome to Count down to a million words. Another blog by a would be if they could be author.
I am currently editing my first novel, in which I did pretty much everything wrong, but Im not too worried. To quote Mur Lafferty of the I should be writing podcast, its ok to suck, on that basis my manuscript is ok, so Ive got that. I look at it as the first installment in the one million words I need to craft before I am ready to be published.
While I am not a gun author, I do subscribe to numerous podcasts and blogs. What you will get here, apart from my own fetid musings on writing, is a filtered view of what is happening in the writing blogosphere and podosphere. I promise I wont burden you with my own fiction or (shudder) poetry.
If this sounds interesting I invite you to join in, if not, sod off and find something more interesting to do with your life.
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I may be a crap writer but Budda thinks I’m wise – “so I’ve got that going for me, which is nice”
In my endless search for literary enlightenment I came across this, which I thought I’d share. “The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.” - Buddha I think fashioning and sifting speec...
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Will Write for Wine was a podcast for beginning writers which unfortunately closed up shop recently. The archives are still available. The first ten minutes of each hour long podcast is focused on wine - this consists mainly of reading tasting note...
Writing Podcast Review - Writing Excuses
Writing Excuses is a relatively new podcast but a definite must for the begining writer. “Fifteen minutes long ’cause you’re in a hurry, and we’re not that smart.” Which isn’t entirely true. It’s run by three...
Remember the 6 Ps
I will get around to posting something of substance soon. I’ve been a bit preoccupied by the business of life. Rest assured by MS is still a pile of crap - everytime I pick it up I find a new major flaw. As I flick through it I’m rem...
A word about Blurbs
Justine Larbalestier, a sterling, award winning, Australian YA fantasy author (another author I haven’t read but who’s blog I follow) posted a guide to blurb etiquette on her blog. http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1020 It got me wonderin...
JK is back in my good books (which is good because I know she was worried about it)
“A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday.” The money is going to a charity she set up. “The Children’s Voice campaigns for children’s rights across...
Congratulations on editing your first novel.
Go eagle go!
Posted: November 8th, 2007 | More Reviews From tblek | Report This Comment