Needed a way to rearrange scenes on rewrite. Got one – for now!
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And letting Leo: confessions of a slovenly perfectionist. Yes, I admit it. I went there. I named my subconscious. What I can’t believe is that I blabbed about it. (And yes, I know it’s not midnight here. Indulge me. If you read Wild Cards, you know I have no power over Sixties rock lyrics.) Anyway, Emma Dog and I went to walk in one of our [...] I’ve started to read my writing aloud as I rewrite it. It’s one of those things I don’t know why I’ve not been doing all along. Both perceptive audience members at my readings and the amazing Critical Mass writers group advised me to try it. It helps. As I think I’ve mentioned (although I can’t find [...] As I’ve said before, my biggest barrier to achieving my dream – which is to write as many of the stories inside me as vividly and well as I can before I die, and entertain and delight you and the world – is the compulsion to get it right the first time. No doubt for some [...] The farther I get along in a draft of the book, I see, the smoother it all becomes. Fewer false starts, smoother flow, even fewer typos. At first when I’m writing a tale, I’m hunting: for voice, theme, character, even the real story. No matter how firmly I feel I have it in my mind, I [...] One of the key writing skills I’ve learned in the last year or so is how to incorporate scenes I’ve already written as I write. Yes, I’ve been a professional writer, almost exclusively full-time, for thirty-five years now. And I’m still learning important new skills. I have not served my craft well all the time, nor [...] When I draw the sting from the act of writing, I’ll liberate myself to truly advance my craft, and write both the quality and quantity I should. Last night I couldn’t sleep. Couldn’t get comfortable. Mind freewheeled. Finally I bagged it and got up. But despite my mind’s overactivity I felt too mentally unfocused to write. So [...] …When it’s followed by two steps forward. Or even a single step forward. Maybe. In the short run. Staying even’s better than losing ground. As you can probably tell, I haven’t been nearly as productive of late as I want to be. There’s even a blog post hanging fire that I began last week, and even told [...] Yesterday was Critical Mass day. I love writers group. I always learn a bunch. After a post-session dinner at a nice Thai restaurant downtown I’d not been to before we got to discussing Classics Illustrated Comics. Turned out a lot of us grew up on them. Small surprise, I suspect. Turned out we also largely shared [...] |
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