As soon as the people start to line their eyelids with glitter and go to holiday parties, I press pause and gear down. This month, I’m just going to be unproductive and enjoy everything. I’ve set an autoresponder on my email that tells people not to expect timely replies. I will be reading, watching TV,… [Read More]
It’s finally here! The first, the original.
Little Bird Volume 1 is available in print! These three stories were selected by dynamic duo Jessica Westhead and Matthew Trafford. Get your copy here! (Learn more about the Little Bird Writing Contest and our first print edition, Little Bird Volume 8). p.s. Why yes, these little books would make great gifts for your writing… [Read More]
How I Wrote My Novel Using Scrivener
A few writers have asked if I think they should use Scrivener — a word processing program and management system designed for writers — so I thought I’d tell you how I used it. Scrivener helped me organize my scenes and sections (my novel doesn’t have chapters) and it was very helpful. I didn’t start… [Read More]
WOO! Practicing the future together.
“Science fiction is simply a way to practice the future together. I suspect that is what many of you are up to, practicing futures together, practicing justice together, living into new stories. It is our right and responsibility to create a new world.” — Adrienne Maree Brown The quote above is from Emergent Strategy, a… [Read More]
How do you start writing?
When you sit down to write, how much time do you give yourself to practice? I mean the off-record stuff: writing exercises and warm ups. Now think of the way dancers or musicians interact with their art. The performance, the finished piece, is the culmination of hours of practice: boring warm ups, weird experiments, and… [Read More]
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