Back in July, I was lamenting about the free wi-fi at Barnes & Noble because it would be just another procrastination tactic that I would use instead of working on my novel. I just got in from Borders tonight, and I found out that they are also going to have free wi-fi starting in October sometime. This may be just for the Atlanta stores but I'm like, "Gah!!" But seriously, maybe it's a good thing for people who don't have the luxury of internet access. It's better than going to the … [Read more...]
Can Writing be Taught?
September 30, 2009 Read Comments
This past weekend, I revisited Francine Prose's craft book, Reading Like a Writer. She posed the question: Can Creative Writing Be Taught? You can ask 10 different people and probably get different answers. I always answer with that dreaded phrase: "It depends." When I first starting writing, I really didn't know anything about the craft and structure of writing. I just wanted to tell a story. So for me, going to writing classes and finding my writer mentor really helped me. I learned a … [Read more...]
Writers in the Workplace
September 28, 2009 Leave a Comment
At lunch today, I was reading some links from Tayari Jones's blog and she had a funny link to an article titled Managing Writers in the Workplace – A Guide for Employers. The article even gives advices to managers by type of writer (poets, playwrights, non-fiction writers). I found this part of the article funny (and true at times --- not for me, of course. Just other writers I know, hee, hee): "Due to the nature of her work, the fiction writer will sometimes suffer from lack of sleep … [Read more...]
Writing at a “Certain Age”
September 28, 2009 Leave a Comment
Okay, so I admit it, I'm a late bloomer. I always seem to lag behind the approved timeline of what's considered "normal." It's not that I didn't know I wanted to be a writer as a kid, but I didn't even start to think about it seriously until 2006. Until this time, I didn't think I could actually do something professionally with writing and strive to make it my livelihood. Now I'm considered of a "certain age." Which means I'm not a spring chicken. I like to think of myself as a … [Read more...]
