There are still not enough followers of this little blog of mine for me to gather many answers, so I may return to this topic again. I need a name. I do not want to use my real name as the pen name because I write technical documents and books relating to my profession under … Continue reading Give me a name!
Tag: creative writing
My First Novel
I grew up writing and telling stories. When I was twelve, they were mostly Harry Potter style adventures. Not about wizards, but about average boys with normal fears and abnormal skills who face enemies and dangers best left for Superman to confront. In my early teens they were mostly poetry. Depressing stuff. It was the … Continue reading My First Novel
Laugh at Your Own Jokes
Neil Gaiman advises writers "Laugh at your own jokes". If you understand the gravity of this advice, you have had some experience struggling with writing. I just got back into writing recently at the age of 52 and was shocked at the abundance of writing tips for novelists on the internet. With the arrival of … Continue reading Laugh at Your Own Jokes
Writing Exercise 2
An experiment reveals that 92.6% of the words in a first draft were redundant.
Samurai Novelist 