Be nice to your shitty first draft. In November I wrote a novel. Well, 50,000 words in a row in a Word document. But I am practicing saying "I wrote a novel" in case that makes it come true, as if saying it will help me make the document into a book you can hold in your … [Read more...]
A Month of Reading – Day 14, Alternative
This is the eleventh post in A Month of Reading Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live. From the poem "Resumé" by Dorothy Parker, as quoted in You … [Read more...]