Composing a Writer #12. What True Self-Publishing Means
Self-publishing starts innocently enough…
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Composing a Writer #11. Submission and Rejection
I’m not proud of what I did. In my defense, I was in my early twenties.
Composing a Writer #9. Beta Readers, Secrets, and Dead Darlings
Sometimes the awkward thing no one wants to talk about is the most important part to share.
Composing a Writer #8. Editing the Editing
Editing the editing, and then when you’re done, edit some more.
Composing a Writer #6. Writing for Readers
It’s a moment of exquisite anxiety. The kind of anxiety that’s prickly and blunt at the same time, and you can’t see around it. One word at a time, it’s been an act of faith that you’ve come this far. You retreat, change a word here, and alter some punctuation there. You’ve lost count of … Read more
Composing a Writer #5. Write Long, Write Short
An optimistic way to look at editing.
Composing a Writer #4. Why Words Matter
She’s been my friend for decades. That was me at her daughter’s birthday party, singing and tap dancing in a rented Big Bird costume. She came to all my weddings. We’re chosen family but we almost had to hate each other in the beginning. I met her husband first; I was a goldsmith and … Read more
Composing a Writer #3. Comfortable Creativity
Art is our birth language.
Composing a Writer #2. Just Write
We’re big talkers. We debate and dream and create. There are issues that good people should agree about on but it gets complicated by reality. A cure for cancer or missile defense? Big business or the environment? Recycle or a one-size-fits-all trashcan? And everyone knows a rescue pet is the right choice, as long as they’re … Read more