by Devi S. Laskar | Feb 23, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
Truth be told, until recently I was not too far off from being the star of one of the “hoarders” reality television shows – I didn’t have stuff in every conceivable corner of my house, but as a writer and artist, I did save every scrap of paper with the idea that I...
by Elizabeth | Feb 22, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
This evening I will meet with my writing group to discuss the overhaul of my manuscript. Did it work? Is it better than the earlier version, worse or just different? What’s missing? What doesn’t make sense? What threads did I start and neglect to finish?...
by Devi S. Laskar | Feb 22, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
From the time I was small, I always thought I ought to be writing, but for much of my life, I tried to be realistic and deny any fancy thoughts of myself. So, when it came to reading Angelina Ballerina to my daughter, with all that pink glitter of the sticker...
by Devi S. Laskar | Feb 21, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
In this age of multi-tasking and trying to do too much, it is no wonder that we as writers are sometimes overwhelmed by choices. We have so many half-finished novels sitting in our desk drawers, so many great short stories or poems that need a good once over. But...
by Devi S. Laskar | Feb 17, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
Narrative technique is sort of like playing tennis. As writers, you spend a lot of time thinking about where “the ball” is supposed to go, what the effect of that will be, if your readers will even understand it, and if the “game” you’re in – i.e., your book –...
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