by Devi S. Laskar | Mar 1, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
As I shared a few weeks ago, I set a goal to finish the third full draft of my manuscript by February 16, the day before I left for a momentum-stifling business trip. Goal attained. The most impressive aspect of the accomplishment is that I stopped. It was time to let...
by Devi S. Laskar | Feb 25, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
I’ve become an avid follower of the hashtag #amwriting on Twitter. Writers typically use it to indicate they’re currently in the process of writing, although some add it to anything they post about the practice of writing. Of course, a lot of #amwriting tweets are...
by Devi S. Laskar | Feb 16, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
I’m in a race against time to finish reconnecting the aorta and sew up the chest. That’s probably a dramatic metaphor for revising a novel, but can’t you sort of imagine it? I’m operating on a living creature that is awake except when...
by Devi S. Laskar | Feb 8, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
The Great Chain of Being in Contact My friend Jane posted this on my Facebook wall: “Had a lovely imaginary conversation with you yesterday, which made me think it’s time for a real one.” As fiction writers, we spend a great deal of time imagining conversations....
by Angie Powers | Feb 1, 2012 | Daily Prompt, Featured, Uncategorized
I haven’t felt compelled to write lately. Is that bad? Can I call myself a writer if I’m not brimming with ideas and driven by the need to process every thought in writing? I used to feel that need. I felt compelled. Thoughts zapped into my head and came out my...
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