Rick Killian
Lessons from a ghost . . .Read moreDreams, books,
are each a world;
and books, we know,
Are a substantial world,
both pure and good:
Round these,
with tendrils strong
as flesh and blood,
Our pastime and
our happiness will grow.—William Wordsworth
In honor of a fellow writer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn1gekPG5Wk I spoke with Sgt. Sean Renfro last September. He'd been doing some writing and wanted to see if it was ready to be turned into a book. It took me some time to get back to him, but eventually we talked. In essence, I told him...
Read moreWe should write because we are spiritual beings and writing is a powerful form of prayer and meditation, connecting us both to our own insights and also to a higher and deeper level of inner guidance as well.
We should write because writing brings clarity and passion to the act of living. Writing is sensual, experiential, grounding. We should write because writing is good for the soul. We should write because writing yields us a body of work,
a felt path through the world we live in.—Julia Cameron
Bestseller: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
(Over the next couple of weeks, I want to look at what goes into making a bestseller. The first stop on that tour will be to get a better understanding of the term.) Romeo famously asked, “What’s in a name?” By the end of the play, he got his answer—apparently...
Read moreWhenever I’m asked what advice I have for young writers, I always say that the first thing is to read, and to read a lot. The second thing is to write. And the third thing, which I think is absolutely vital, is to tell stories and listen closely to the stories you’re being told.
―John Green
“Authorpreneurship,” an article from The Economist
I don't usually just provide links to articles, but here is a great one from The Economist on the changing world of publishing and how much being an author today means being your own business. Check it out and then come back and leave your thoughts in the comments. It...
Read moreBe daring, take on anything. Don’t labor over little cameo works in which every word is to be perfect. Technique holds a reader from sentence to sentence, but only content will stay in his mind.
―Joyce Carol Oates
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