Posts tagged what not to do
What authors reveal
May 10, 2008I’m reading a book right now that is just plain embarrassing. I feel like I’m intruding in the author’s head, and I don’t like what [...]
First draft melodrama
April 19, 2008This passage is from the very first draft of the very first chapter I wrote. Both chapter and excerpt have since been rewritten several times. [...]
Doomed!
January 16, 2008There is a doom upon you, but of what sort I know not.
Completely unrelated: When my daughter was younger and I tried to share [...]
I’m going to steal this line
December 26, 2007“Silence, traitor! Death is your doom now.”
And this one:
“I have a doom laid on me, a doom that concerns us all, and I
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Our morning visitor
December 20, 2007Just about had a heart attack this morning. First thing when we get up in the morning we let the cats in the garage in [...]
