It’s that time of year again. The ghosts and goblins and withces have collected enough candy to keep the dentists busy for a long time, the carved pumpkins are being thrown into the compost pile and it’s time for everyone to take off their masks….and write. Today is Nov. 1, the start of NaNoWriMo, the […]
Day 1 of the rest of your life: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Ok, sports fans the Giants have won the World Series and we can take a day off, in fact, we can take the rest of the year off, because of all that we accomplished and how much we struggled and how we persevered when we were down 3-1 and….wait! wait! what? You mean the Giants
The 3 Bs: by Devi Laskar Read More »
This is the big problem about writing something new: you don’t know everything yet, you may not know what happens in the next chapter, or in the middle of the book, you may not know your ending, or even much of your protagonist. What you do know is the feeling of excitement and that seed
What you know about what you don’t: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Want to strike a match and light that flame that leads to writing more consistently? Look around you! The great poet Kim Addonizio has a wonderful little exercise that I highly recommend: three observations. Making a mental note of three things, that you may or may not use later, but that you should try
Three strikes….and a flame: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Writing is a solitary enterprise. Some of us leap out of bed in the early morn, dash to our desks and write for two hours before breakfast. These are the same people who wrote their first novel at the ripe age of 19 and are living beautiful glamorous lives. Most of us aren’t so fortunate.
Visiting and Revisiting the check-in: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Want to jump start your writing habit, and turn it in to something sustainable and consistent? Draw some boxes, and then, number and label them. Simple steps. For a long while now, I’ve been the proud supporter of the larger than life Post-It – i.e. I trek to the office supply store once a month
Thinking inside the box(es): by Devi Laskar Read More »
I’m going back to the basics, so to speak, back to the things that I know should propel me to write, and to form a writing habit that will be consistent. I’m going back to my roots, and the roots of my writing. Underneath it all, I’m a country girl from North Carolina, displaced and
Precisely: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Recently, the Book Writing World had the pleasure of hosting Thaisa Frank, and one of the many important things she said during her hour-long talk about writing and process and inspiration and writers’ block, was about time. It was delightful to hear her speak about her own process and the state of chaos under which
Germs: by Devi Laskar Read More »
The late great poet Lucille Clifton used to say in class, “Let’s shake things up” and “Let’s have some fun.” I loved having her as a teacher, I learned so much from her, about paying attention to word choices and paying even closer attention to detail; being not just concerned about the overall arc of
Word Play in Three Acts: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Getting my brain to transition into writing mode is a thousand mile trek. It’s wonderful and easier to escape into TV or a book. Venturing into my own story garden is easily avoided. One of the tricks I play on myself is to read books about writing, taking words of encouragement or direction as motivation.
Getting to Write: Guest Blog by Bree LeMaire Read More »
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