Tag: Writing
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On Writing: Interview with Nadette Rae Rodgers
Today I bring you a very special interview with Nadette Rae Rodgers, author of the Illusion Trilogy. With the release of the final book in this trilogy just around the corner, Nadette has been kind enough to answer some of my questions about her writing process and experience writing these novels. Do you remember where…
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ON WRITING by Stephen King | Review
“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is…
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THE ART OF MEMOIR by Mary Karr | Review
Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times list. She followed with two other smash bestsellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well. For thirty years Karr has also taught the form, winning graduate teaching prizes…
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On Writing and Inspiration | GUEST POST by Nadette Rae Rodgers
Happy Sunday! I have something very exciting to share: a guest post written by the lovely Nadette Rae Rodgers. This eighteen-year-old author recently self-published her debut novel Illusion, the first installment in a trilogy, which I reviewed earlier this week (and loved!). Today she will discuss writing and inspiration, two topics that brilliantly go hand in hand.…
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Book Review: WHY I WRITE
Author: George Orwell Number of Pages: 120 Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: 1946 “Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell’s timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today’s era of spin.” – Goodreads.com This book is actually a collection of four essays written…
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QUOTE: Stephen King
“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” ~Stephen King I love this quote because it can apply to basically anything you want to accomplish. For me it probably relates the most to writing. I love to write, but sometimes it feels like the hardest thing in the world to…
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Revising is hard.
So over the summer I finally finished writing the novel I’ve been working on for years (YAY!). However, it’s sort of awful (okay, really awful) so I decided to write a second draft of it. In my mind, I thought that it would be easier that writing the first draft, because the basic framework of…
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