How Not To Write

Having read about a six hundred books on the craft of writing, I find that the best books tend to be those that coach you to get your butt back in the chair and your fingers on the keyboard. Gregory Frost reminds us that this happens to every writer, even those who have gone [...]

Without fanfare, here is the sure-fire way to get your book written:
WRITE
Sitting around and reading article (like this one) won’t get you further down the path to writing that short story, novel, article, etc. If you’re having trouble, I guarantee the problem is not with the lighting or the equipment you are using. [...]

If you asked me how to go about building a novel like a project, I’d begin with a high-level purpose, not necessarily a mission but a general idea of what needs to be done. The goals. Then I would sketch out the resources needed and note what is available. I’d begin to [...]

Like Marie, I tend to spend a lot of time staring at the wall, thinking. Maybe too much time doing that and not enough time at the keyboard. Not Writing, as a habit is a tough one to break once you’ve started. It feels good in a way to be free of [...]