Category Archives: Writing
Yes, I Want People to Read My Writing
Imagine a chamber where every last possible aspect of writing is discussed by someone. Many someones in fact. This isn’t an organized chamber run by Robert’s Rules of Order, oh no. It’s a place where writers expound upon writing itself. Imagine Raphael’s The School of Athens, with less organization and more laptops and coffee. Many in the …
Rewrite Somebody Else’s Stuff
Need some writing practice? (Who doesn’t?) Want to keep the imagination warm without wracking your brain to come up with a new concept or project? Rewrite somebody else’s stuff. Of course don’t try to publish the result unless your source material is in the public domain. Even then, however, I think the experience would be …
5 Acceptable Online Time Sucks for Writers
Time sucks. They’re everywhere online. Nobody is immune to them. Anybody with access to the internet will at some point lose productivity by falling into a whirlpool of memes, videos, celebrity gossip, Candy Crush games, or all of the above. It’s the nature of our species these days. It starts out with you double-checking where in …
Go Set a Watchman: I’ll Pass.
I haven’t read Harper Lee’s new/old novel, Go Set a Watchman. I will not be reading it. I don’t think you have to have read it, however, to be troubled by not only the reported content of the novel, but the alleged nature of its discovery and ultimate publication. Just about everything regarding this manuscript …
Avoid Obsession With Your Writing
During some interview a few years ago, (I don’t recall with whom) country star Dolly Parton mentioned what she thought was a key to a strong marriage. I don’t remember the exact quotation, but the gist of it was “staying away from each other.” She was being sarcastic to an extent, but she wasn’t only …
Ty Unglebower 