13 Rules for Becoming a Published Writer 1. Read books like the kind you hope to write. Read, read, read. 2. Buy books if you hope one day to sell them. 3. As Al Capone said of voting: Write early and often. 4. Expect readers like you—as smart, as likely to buy something self-published or […]
13 Rules for Becoming a Published Writer: by Elizabeth Stark Read More »
I’ve been attempting to finish my novel for years. I had ordered it so that it alternated chapters between the present and its dark past, and then another way so that it was all in the present with flashbacks of the childhood. Then I started to rewrite the whole thing, with my protagonist as a
Forks in the road & other cutlery: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Some folks are really capable. REALLY capable. Me, I’m more on the disorganized end of things. I get so many ideas they tend to spread all over the place. I could do this, or this, or this! It’s super fun to think about, but sometimes, all the possibilities make sitting down to write even harder.
Organizing Like a Preschool to Write Like a Master: by Angie Powers Read More »
I just got a week off from my regular life. A week off from the daily chores, the often mind-numbing routine and the host of “challenges” that life is presenting me with right now. All that to say I went on vacation with some friends and one of my children as we completed a wonderful
Cloud Cover: by Devi Laskar Read More »
For Bob and Lea and James, who have done it, and all of my writers at the BWW Writing forces us to show up. That’s the brilliance of it—who would not want to live a life present to the nuanced details that make up that very life, the pain, the beauty, the crusty shadows, the
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My best friend got sick at age 34 and died at age 36. This took place many years ago, and I remain astonished that she’s not here any longer and that I’m so much older now than she’ll ever be. She was unmarried and had no children so all I have left of her
Vanishing Acts: by Devi Laskar Read More »
I often am awed at how great writers are able to grab that one aspect of character and make it manifest in the physical form of their characters. The most famous version of this was Oedipus, gouging out his eyes. Of course, he was blind the whole time — and the act of blinding him
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Recently, I read aloud my poem “What Happens Next” to….an audience! The poem was published in the latest issue of The Tule Review, and the poets who appeared in that review were invited to read their work aloud. It was a fun evening, and it was wonderful to hear the poems read by their authors.
The Unanswered Question: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Re-entry is always a challenge. I have my comments back from my agent. There are six things she wants me to address (add, edit, massage). Six–and then we take the book out on the open market . . . This is exciting and nerve-wracking. I sat down on Monday to begin to address these
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I think I finally know what I want to be when I grow up: a news poet. I was once a journalist for daily newspapers and did a fair amount of crime reporting. I loved it: it was a job that never got tired or boring and every day was different. And I’ve been a
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