Hi Folks, Welcome! Let’s ask and answer that timeless question: Where do writers get ideas? Harlan Ellison, upon being asked that very question, said he gets all his ideas exclusively from a small shop in Schenectady. Would-be (wannabe) writers don’t want to hear the real answer, yet here it is again: Where do we get ideas? Everywhere. You just have to pay attention. You’re a writer. Every moment you should be listening and looking for ideas, … Read more
Hi Folks, Let’s get right into it. What keyed my own retraining and my desire to share this and the other posts in the Professional Writer series? I recently read Dean Wesley Smith’s very short book, How to Write a Novel in Ten Days. He ghosted a complete 70,000 word novel, under contract, in ten days. He blogged about the experience as he did it, then published those blog posts as the book. And yes, he … Read more
Hi Folks, Soon I’ll begin a blog post series on being a professional writer. As a preface, this post will provide an overview. If you have friends who are writers, please tell them about the series. This will be an important series for anyone who is serious about being or becoming a professional writers. Generally, I’m going to take a different tack with these posts too. Instead of telling you what I think you should do, … Read more