by MKMarketing | Apr 24, 2013 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Your highest potential
Staring at a blank page? No me, my friend; I’m already off and writing this blog post, charmed by the prolific Charles Bukowski, “Writing about writer’s block is better than not writing at all.” (The Last Night of the Earth Poems) Garnering the...
by MKMarketing | Apr 12, 2013 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing
No plan, no map can ever foretell the revelation to be revealed on any journey. A committed outliner, every fiction story I’ve ever written has been prepared with (and in some cases, pre-empted by) a laboriously detailed outline spanning nearly 10,000 words. And yet,...
by MKMarketing | Nov 13, 2012 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing
Words are the foundation of any great story. Whether eloquent, blunt, allusive or rudimentary, words are the playthings of those new to the alphabet and MFA students alike. I have two children, ages 5 and 7; both alphabet aficionados and no strangers to playthings....
by MKMarketing | Sep 20, 2012 | For the love of writing, Short stories, Your highest potential
Three decades stand between me and a little wish I’d had a child. For most little girls, ballet tutus hold an inescapable allure, swishing like a soft summer breeze over long grass, impossibly layered mille-feuille, delicate and delicious. I wanted one. And the...
by MKMarketing | Aug 22, 2012 | Your highest potential
One of my favorite phenomenons is an unexpected stroke of brilliance from a most unlikely source. A couple of awesomesauce items came out of the 244thNational Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. I picture with suspicion such conferences...
