How Not To Write

When you’re in a rut, the last thing you want to hear is how critical plotting is to creating a successful novel. You know it’s true, but knowing it is not going to get it done. In fact, all the plotting and planning in the world won’t get the book past page 20, [...]

Writing is a tough bag. One must sit for hours on end, bashing away at the unforgiving machine, reworking intractable sentences, marshaling uncooperative characters, and generally beating about the bush with something called a plot. It is a dreadful industry filled with crackpots and dreamers, psychotic failures, and of course a fair share [...]