The Erratic Muse

There was a NaNoWriMo flop  in 2010. The aftermath was a long-winded short story and after a year and a half of marinating and sporadic, ...

Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life by Douglas Wilson Canon Press 2011 Mandatory Entry  1. Leave a comment describing w...

I think I forgot how to write a coherent sentence. This is awkward.

I am the sort of man who writes because he has made progress, and who makes progress by writing.  - St. Augustine

What I have in advance are people I want to write about and a problem or problems that I see those people encountering and that I want to ...

...with the mall, my sister, and 50 cent elephants Earlier this week we spent three beautiful days in Lincoln City writing. I know many of ...

Writing screenplays or anything else that falls into that general category is a very good exercise. It forces you to focus on small details...

Anyone else participating in Script Frenzy? :-) I haven't a clue what I'd like to do yet and I have some big non-fiction writing d...

Inkwell necklace and $15 gift card to Bookish Charm . 1. Visit Bookish Charm and comment about your favorite item. 2. Follow The Erratic Mu...

"Write" Necklace by Bookish Charm The last two weeks have been hectic, but I have just enjoyed a complete day at home. It was ma...

If you are a writer you've probably been told to write junk. I write it continuously.;-) But what this is supposed to mean is "get...

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. ~Gene Fowler Writing is th...

I mentioned that I had 60,000 words in this one millionth draft of Where Loyalties Lie... While I can't believe it but I'm conside...

The Promise by Chaim Potok A Fawcett Columbine Book published by Ballatine Books Rating: 9 Readability: I rarely get impeded in a book wh...

Recently I've been noticing some alarming patterns in my writing. 1) In my fiction, I can't seem to start a sentence with anything ...

Start typing! Don't worry about not being able to devote all the time to writing. I certainly won't. Just start writing! ( Read mor...

I'm hosting a Word War tomorrow at 1-6pm (west coast time). If you haven't participated in a word war, it works like this- You wri...

So, today I'm having a serious talk with myself. I need to get back to my daily word count. I've been hammering through the rewrites...

Sounds like an uplifting post, doesn't it? While, I have a few problems. 1) I am not altogether pleased with my story That's not rea...

If you haven't entered the giveaway , please do. They are all excellent books. All you have to do is comment on this post for one entry...