Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Mar 30 2011
April 2011 Deb's Monthly Review
The new issue has been uploaded. Enjoy all the festivals, plus links to some online sites that offer travel ideas and other information.
posted at: 21:50 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
The new issue has been uploaded. Enjoy all the festivals, plus links to some online sites that offer travel ideas and other information.
posted at: 21:50 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
Wed, Mar 16 2011
Word counts
At the end of the day we've sometimes written less than we intended to write. It's always best to remember that the word count is not the primary task. It's not even the secondary task. But we chisel away at a manuscript the way an artist might work at a piece of stone, lifting bits and pieces to reveal curves and hard edges in the hope that what's left is the material that will make the story give readers a few moments that nothing else can give them. If we happen to reach a word count target along the way we can enjoy achieving an extra goal.
posted at: 22:26 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
At the end of the day we've sometimes written less than we intended to write. It's always best to remember that the word count is not the primary task. It's not even the secondary task. But we chisel away at a manuscript the way an artist might work at a piece of stone, lifting bits and pieces to reveal curves and hard edges in the hope that what's left is the material that will make the story give readers a few moments that nothing else can give them. If we happen to reach a word count target along the way we can enjoy achieving an extra goal.
posted at: 22:26 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Tue, Mar 01 2011
Home Alone
I've been holding down the home front for a few days while my husband is in his first home state attending a memorial and seeing family. I've been blessed with so many people checking on my welfare that I've had much less time to write than I thought I'd have. May each of you who write be blessed that way in such a circumstance.
posted at: 15:11 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
I've been holding down the home front for a few days while my husband is in his first home state attending a memorial and seeing family. I've been blessed with so many people checking on my welfare that I've had much less time to write than I thought I'd have. May each of you who write be blessed that way in such a circumstance.
posted at: 15:11 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
