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”
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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”
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”
Happy New Year! Welcome to Experience Writing 2023
I came across this video this morning, and it really spoke to me, so I wanted to share it. I named last year “The Year of Finishing Novels.” I dove into studying goal setting and motivation, from tiny habits to atomic habits. And it worked for a little while. But I found, like the videoContinue reading “Happy New Year! Welcome to Experience Writing 2023”
Anatomy Coloring e-books: 2 New Book Reviews
I received two e-books from Library Thing Early Reviews, both anatomy coloring books. This review posed a bit of a challenge: how I would color an e-book. I found a free PDF editor, XODO, which has many drawing colors and highlighter colors to choose from, and was able to color with my stylus. Though notContinue reading “Anatomy Coloring e-books: 2 New Book Reviews”
Blackout Poetry Art Day
This is it, the penultimate post of my daily photos and poetry. It’s fun that I will reach day 100 on a Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Yesterday, I got a rainbow of both chisel tip and thin Sharpies for putting words on the world, so I thought I would continue my found poetry project withContinue reading “Blackout Poetry Art Day”
A Fun Found Poetry Project
New Poetry Today is Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub. Head on over to read a diverse selection of poetry and share a poem of your own. Yesterday, while looking at New Pages and planning submissions, I happened upon a call for found poetry from Heron Tree. The call is to create found poetryContinue reading “A Fun Found Poetry Project”
Poetic Bookshelves
Today I thought I would have some fun and combine my photography and poetry for Of Maria Antonia’s 2022 Weekly Photo Challenge prompt “On the Shelf.” I rearranged my bookshelves to create poems from the book titles. Here is how I read the first bookshelf poem: From the Outside to the Center The outsiderin theContinue reading “Poetic Bookshelves”
The Rabbit Hole of Revisions: guest post by Ferrell Hornsby
So, you’ve finished the first draft of your current work in progress. The hard work is done now, right? Not quite. Just because you’ve typed “The End” doesn’t mean your work is ready for the world to see. There are sure to be typos, missed punctuation, and (gasp) even plot holes that need to beContinue reading “The Rabbit Hole of Revisions: guest post by Ferrell Hornsby”
Revision Process: An interview with author Shelly Campbell
I asked one of the panelists, Shelly Campbell, if she would be interested in sharing more about her revision process here on Experience Writing and she so kindly agreed to answer some more questions I have about revision. So today, we are in for a treat!
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