I did it! I put together all my 4theWords files from NaNoWriMo into one file, formatted it into one double-spaced draft and did a preliminary spell-check to make my novel draft readable. Then I saved it as a PDF so I’m ready for my first read through on my tablet. So, my focus this weekContinue reading “How to Read Like a Writer (RLW): A Novel Can Take Many Forms”
Category Archives: Revision
Reading Like a Writer Attempt 2: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Procedural Tips This week I focused on marking while reading the first time. This focused my intention on reading like a writer, and I could tell I read differently. One quick and easy thing I can do is look at the page count divide that by two and mark the mid-point. Then divide that inContinue reading “Reading Like a Writer Attempt 2: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny”
How to Read Like a Writer: Narrowing Focus to the Specific Book
How was your week? Did you try reading like a writer? I noticed I’m already reading differently. Choosing the Novels I thought of another way to choose novels to read and study. When my novel is finished, edited, and polished, I’ll be looking for an agent. Once I find some agents that are looking forContinue reading “How to Read Like a Writer: Narrowing Focus to the Specific Book”
Reading Like a Writer Attempt 1: The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry
Procedural Tips After reading The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry to the end, I filled out the questions I could by memory. The first exercise where I hunted for examples from the book was looking at how each chapter ended. I found this a useful exercise and a good way to start reviewing theContinue reading “Reading Like a Writer Attempt 1: The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry”
How to Read Like a Writer: Getting Started
Want to up your reading game? Want to know what it means to read like a writer first hand? I sure do. And I think I’m ready. I have read hundreds of books on writing, and they all have something in common: they use examples from a variety of novels as examples of writing techniques.Continue reading “How to Read Like a Writer: Getting Started”
2021 Review & Planning for the New Year
A Review of Experience Writing 2021 This fall has been intense: jumping out of bed every day to explore new photography ideas and write a poem. I know exactly what I’ve been doing since October first, but what was I up to last January? I’m glad I took a look because I don’t want thisContinue reading “2021 Review & Planning for the New Year”
Vision and Revision: a guest post by Jacob M. Appel
Jacob M. Appel is an American author, poet, bioethicist, physician, lawyer and social critic. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Education at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine, where he is Director of Ethics Education in Psychiatry. He is also the author of four literary novels, nine short story collections, anContinue reading “Vision and Revision: a guest post by Jacob M. Appel”
Now Back to the Scheduled Program . . . Revision: Using feedback to strategize.
It’s been fun taking this art break, but it’s time to get back to what this blog is all about this year: revision. And at the end of this post I have a special announcement. Ooooh, Aaahhh. Brainstorming Revision Strategies Since one of my stories placed in its event in the Writer’s Games, it willContinue reading “Now Back to the Scheduled Program . . . Revision: Using feedback to strategize.”
Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Eight: Revise, Get Feedback, Revise Again
Revise After looking at all my redrafts, I made a few more changes to my poem and was about to upload it to Scribophile, when I saw that in this version the poem read in couplets. Here is the version I uploaded to Scribophile for critique: Cleaning All the Dirty Dishes An impression arrests fruitContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Eight: Revise, Get Feedback, Revise Again”
Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Seven: Emulate another poem or poet
Emulate another poem or poet I picked up a copy of The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics by Diane Lockward. In the Craft Tip #3 Poem and Prompt section, she talks about “Variation on a Theme by Elizabeth Bishop” by John Murillo. This poem is based on “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop. Take aContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Seven: Emulate another poem or poet”
Experience Writing 