I was delighted to be asked to participate in author Deonna Kay’s interview series, Authors Helping Authors. As writers, we’re always fascinated by how other writers do our thing, aren’t we? I can’t get enough of hearing about the myriad ways authors create their stories and poetry. I often glean writerly tips from authors who write very different genres than mine, but whose process somehow speaks to me. Deonna asked interesting questions, which made me…
Story of a Young Writer Dreams of becoming a writer are almost part of the human condition. We all feel a need to document the lives we’re living, especially as we get older. But some of us had that urge from the beginning. I sure did, starting about age ten. And I sometimes hear from others who began young to dream of becoming a writer. Recently I received an email from a librarian and teacher…
I’ve decided to launch from my Rocket Kid Writing blog into a newly titled blog, which will be integrated with my new website (stay tuned!) as The Writing Path. It’s not an easy path, involves some hard pulling at times, some days of feeling lost in the woods, but for me, it’s a compelling path of self-discovery. I have to keep going forward. And though it often feels solitary, I’m surrounded by writer friends, whether…
One obvious way to find good writing podcasts is to go to the major magazines and papers. They all have writing and reading related podcasts. But I want to hear from people like me, novelists in the trenches of a first or second book, writers suffering through querying, plotting, character development, point-of-view decisions. Authors working to publicize their indie books or books out from smaller book publishers. I want to know how they’re doing it,…