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Whatever You Do, Stay in the Room

I just tore through a small but powerful writing book called “Ron Carlson Writes a Story” by (surprise!) Ron Carlson.
Carlson guides us through the writing of one of his stories, “The Governor’s Ball.” He describes where the initial idea came from and then walks us through the process of completing the first draft.
The book [...]

Posted 25 October 2007 † gordon § Books § Lessons § Writing § Writing process ‡ Comments (3)

Dig Deeper

“Every man has his own patch of earth to cultivate. What’s important is that he dig deep.” — José Saramago

Posted 10 September 2007 † gordon § Just a thought § Lessons § Quotes § Writing craft ‡ Comments (2)

More on the Loving and Hating of Writing

One of the more popular posts I’ve written so far is “Do You Love Writing but Hate to Write?” I like the fact this has resonated with others. I always felt guilty about hating a lot about the act of writing—staring at a dark and empty screen, loathing every single word, watching the clock tick [...]

Posted 31 July 2007 † gordon § Interviews § Links § Writing § Writing craft § Writing process ‡ Comments (14)