Category Archives: Rogue Writer

Stop telling me what I can and can’t do! Photo by Storem via Flickr I was pretty sickened by the whole John Green speech at the recent American Booksellers Association ego fest. Here’s what he said: “We must strike down the … Continue reading →

I’ve still got the “my characters are cardboard” accusation in my head. Hey, you! Up there at the keyboard. This is NOT working for me. Photo by Denis Defreyne via flickr Let me recap for those of you late to the … Continue reading →

You know how the whale ancestor started out in the ocean, evolved into a land animal, and then took to the seas once again, becoming the whale? No? Well, look it up. If I can’t write, no one can. Photo by … Continue reading →

Where did we get, and why do we perpetuate, this idea that writers are incapable of creating coherent, well-written, clean work without the help of editors to tell us what’s wrong with what we’ve produced? Abby: writer, director, star… Photo … Continue reading →

Well, the other day it was Jack Engelhard telling me that my characters are almost definitely cardboard because they don’t talk to me. Now some literary critic tells me I’m not even a writer! Alexander Nazaryan apparently let Keith Gessen … Continue reading →

The other day I read an article in The Washington Times by Jack Engelhard* called, “Dear Writers: Suppose your novel sucks?” They’re supposed to do what? Photo by Kaibara87 via flickr Engelhard* talks about having to shelve a novel that … Continue reading →

Tom Rizzo, author of Last Stand at Bitter Creek, posted a bit of Ray Bradbury over at Linkedin the other day. “Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration … If it’s work, stop and do … Continue reading →

More caffeine please… Photo by Feliciano Guimaraes via flickr Wonderful weekend in Cocoa Beach for the Cocoa Beach Writers Conference, hosted by the Space Coast Writers Guild. I’m almost brain dead today, but it’s a wonderful zombi-ism, if such a … Continue reading →