Writing

Iain (M.) Banks — Water-Fueled Writer

by Bill Ward on April 22, 2011

in Video

Here’s a great clip of Iain Banks giving an interview and talking a bit about process while showcasing his home office.

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Speaking of Flash . . .

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by Bill Ward on May 13, 2009

in Writing

Over at Flash Fiction Chronicles today I’ve posted about how flash fiction lets a writer really experiment with execution, especially when it comes to authorial voice. In The Many Voices of Flash I talk about how flash’s quick and somewhat disposable nature makes it a perfect vehicle for experimentation, but beyond that it is the [...]

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I’ve always loved single author short story collection, but I realize I’m in a minority — the sort of people who devour forewords, afterwords, and author’s notes, always hunt for biographical notes in books and magazines, and read non-fiction books about their favorite authors. Knowing that short story collections of any kind, both multi-author anthologies [...]

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Following up from Monday’s post linking to Cory Doctorow’s advice for Writing in the Age of Distraction, I thought I’d mention two free writing applications designed to confront just that: Write or Die and Dark Room. Both operate on the principle that the less opportunities the writer has to break-off from writing, the better. Write [...]

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Over at Locus online an interesting article by Cory Doctorow (they’re always interesting, actually) deals with writing in the internet age. You know how it is — never before has it been easier to write copy with our ultra-portable laptops, spellcheckers, online encyclopedias, and laser printers stuffed with cheap paper, yet matching pace with these [...]

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On Writing (review)

by Bill Ward on November 29, 2008

in Book Reviews,Writing

. . . put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn’t in the middle of the room. Life isn’t a support-system for art. It’s the other way around. Title: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Author: Stephen King Genre: Nonfiction — Writing [...]

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