This is an author you want to check out. He’s kooky and entertaining; a brilliant writer with a diversified career (kids books, adult novels, screenplays for tv and film and graphic novels). He wrote “Coraline” which was recently made into a movie – those of you with kids will recognize it. I first came across his work when a friend recommended “The Graveyard Book” as something my son might enjoy.
Is it really necessary to take writing classes in order to write a good book? No, but you don’t have to study law to represent yourself in court either. The general perception society has about the writing profession fascinates me. Who knows? Perhaps I shouldn’t dispel the myths. Maybe it’s better if society continues to regard writing as a mysterious obsession of the eccentric few, or something The Average Joe
A secluded cottage by a lake would be nice – one with maid and butler service. I’m sure something like that exists, but a first-time novelist writing on spec can’t afford such luxuries. Instead, I’m the only adult in a house with four kids (ages 7-12) … so if I’m lucky, I’ll get a three-minute stretch of peace and quiet. I get a kick out of people who demand strict
Yesterday was nuts. Errand day makes me tired and cranky, so you can imagine the mood I was in 10:00 last night when I finally sat down to work on the book. I’m at a point in chapter five when two of my main characters meet for the first time, and I was trying to imagine what they would say to each other. I tend to edit as I write.
I’ve been asked to share my thoughts on writer’s block. That’s easy, because there’s no such thing. Writer’s block is merely a convenient excuse used by people who either lack talent or are too lazy to put in the hours and hard work that it takes to write a book. Mind you, the PR work around writer’s block has been extraordinary. F. Scott Fitzgerald has made a remarkable ambassador. Suffering
When I heard that Stephen King had published a book about the art and craft of writing, I had to read it … call it morbid curiosity. Feel free to debate the merits of mainstream fiction v. literature if you like, but you can’t deny that someone who has published as much as this guy must know a thing or two about the business of writing and publishing. On Writing:
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