Thursday, April 17, 2008

things i do.. do i???? don't know

my eight commandments of writing –

write often.

write for yourself.

you’ll never like what you write. don’t let that stop you.

write Now.

ditto.

see above.

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ref (4).

in his memoirs entitled ‘on writing’, stephen king provides a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at his craft. with millions of books sold (not to forget countless b-movie adaptations), king is assuredly an expert on writing. one published piece and a blogging account that is 12 months old (and has less than half a dozen readers) hardly qualify me to run my mouth off on writing. therefore, the views espoused here are to be taken with a large block of salt and a generous helping of indulgence. my personal belief is that with writing you ‘use it or lose it’. ever since i started blogging, i have stuck to this maxim – i write frequently and post monster-sized blogs. amateur writer’s block is almost always caused by one of the following – a) lack of privacy. b) lack of access to a word processor.

won’t you dance with me?

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