The Literal
I have some personal news to share.
Some of you know that I’ve been working on a middle grade novel for . . . quite awhile (umm, my 18 year old was in middle school when I started writing it!) And by “working on,” I mean, I had an idea for a novel that was inspired by the incredible spirit of a beautiful friend who was battling cancer. And then I had fervent but somewhat unhinged first fragments of that novel when she lost that battle. And then, with time, some clarity around what...
Writers are often isolated, constantly navigating scenes and stories that exist only in their imaginations before evolving to the page. A writing career may be challenged by mental blocks, deadline pressures, platform anxieties, and other set-backs.
One may mitigate this reality by joining a group where members support each other through the difficult chapters. Our four member scribe tribe Writing Group, Ink...
All of the entries on my first blog, Mae Mucho: The Diary of a Myers Park Mom, were penned anonymously. This post originally appeared on that blog on January 6, 2010.
Get in touch with your inner filth
When talking blog with friends, the question inevitably comes: Why are you writing anonymously? A legitimate inquiry, although it feels a little What’s up with the chicken-shit approach to...