What is an ideal reader? Stephen King describes this best in his book On Writing. He says “Someone—I can’t remember who, for the life of me—once wrote that all novels are really letters aimed at one person. As it happens, I believe this. I think that every novelist has a single ideal reader; that at…
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Wonder Woman Stripped of her Powers
Tuesday I was on top of the world. Nothing could stop me. I was Wonder Woman. Maybe it was the chocolate sugar rush. I attended all of day 1 of WriteOnCon, finished my essay for University, spent a few hours on social media, worked on some re-writes, filled out some job applications, did laundry, cleaned…
It’s Contastic! Day 1
What the heck is WriteOnCon? When one of my FB friends asked if anyone was attending WriteOnCon this year, my first thought was… ‘???’. Google! Google says: WriteOnCon is a totally free, interactive online Writer’s Conference held annually during the summer. (Well, actually, Google doesn’t speak. It gave me a link to their website where…
Will Run for Chocolate
I’m on the treadmill. I’d rather be writing. I’d rather poke my own eye out with a pencil than be on the treadmill. I’m not built for running. Swimming, biking, rowing…yes, yes, yes. Not running. I’ve been running for two minutes and it already feels like an hour. I would MUCH rather be writing. If…
Confessions of a Book Addict
One month ago, today. I sit on the floor. Three piles of books are in front of me. The pile on the left is as big as a mountain, the pile in the middle is slightly smaller, and the pile on the right has three books stacked neatly on top of one another. The book…