So, the question is: Should you share your work in progress or not? Plenty of reasons not to. Who knows? I may regret doing so. What if you share and you don't get the response you want? Or you get your feelings hurt? Or they tell you everything your terrified of hearing? Or the life …
Continue reading The Rewrite Chronicles: Ink in the Water (Or is it blood? Oh wait. Same thing.)
Some people walk the world with a definite F*ck You attitude. Others may not be quite that direct about it, but they really just don't care what others think. Blessed are these people. Of course, it ought to be noted that people who say they don't care what others think very often care when that …
Silence is not golden; it is infinite. Silence holds everything--every thrilling and dreadful possibility--like the vastness of space. The possibility you latch onto may well depend on where you think you stand staring up the stars. Are you part of something grand or are you an insignificant speck? Or more importantly--do your friends think you're …
Continue reading The Rewrite Chronicles: Silence Is Everything
I found this book quiz because I could not resist the name fairyhedgehog. So, this is where curiosity gets you. Now, tell me, what book are you? I am this, apparently. You're One Hundred Years of Solitude! by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Lonely and struggling, you've been around for a very long time. Conflict has filled …
A hot summer Texas night turned dreamlike. I have to admit that after I posted this video, the first image reminded me of the World Trade Center, which was not intentional and certainly is unsettling. But this is a performance I saw tonight that was magical, dancers on wires, hanging from buildings. Watching these amazing …
Summertime, and the writing is easy. Words are jumping, and the writer is high... Okay, maybe tiny badger should not be trying to sing Gershwin. Maybe the heat has fried tiny badger's tiny brain. But hey, I'M STILL HERE. I'm here throwing tiny badger at you (he likes being thrown--it makes him sing!), the least …
Want to know what happens next? I'll tell you. Here's what you've got to do. You let me know you're interested, and I will send you installments of my novel in progress. (Eeek. I feel woozy.) I don't want to write a book by committee, but feedback, questions, and thoughts would be appreciated all the …
If you come to me with some incredibly stupid idea (like, say, agreeing to a terrible job or sleeping with the wrong person), I am not the friend who is going to grab you by the shoulders and shout, "What the hell are you thinking!" or "Get a grip!" No. I'm the friend who tilts …
The big picture...
Listen to Sherman Alexie, Judy Blume, and Neil Gaiman talk books! They talk about Young Adult fiction, but plenty of folks out there who want to put a story on the page ought to enjoy it too. (And I'm specifically thinking of you, Shelli!) And by the by, I totally agree with Sherman about Neil. …
Marta Pelrine-Bacon 