Tag: inspiration

Set a shorter target

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First let me say that going to conferences is great because the panels and conversations really get your mind moving. I love those “light bulb” moments. (And I’ll probably be full of post-conference enthusiasm for at least another week.)
Among the things we talked about in a great panel on ebook publishing was using short stories to help build an audience, to introduce characters, and to keep readers interested between novels. The last reason is also on this list of 10 reasons to write short stories.

Ten Reasons to Write Short Stories Even Though the Pay is Peanuts – SFWA
http://www.sfwa.org/2015/02/ten-reasons-write-short-stories-even-though-pay-peanuts/

Harper Lee has a sequel

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Really, how cool is that?  I love that she’s as thrilled as any of us would be.
And I want a copy.

Harper Lee, Author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Is to Publish a Second Novel – NDTV
http://m.ndtv.com/world-news/harper-lee-author-of-to-kill-a-mockingbird-is-to-publish-a-second-novel-736797

Reading Irish

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My experience with Irish writers has often been a sense of eavesdropping on someone’s personal conversation. I can’t explain why I feel this way. I just feel a certain raw nerve in what I’ve read.
In any case, I found eavesdropping on this conversation with Anne Enright enlightening. The world view is different from what most of my US-centric writing friends exhibit.

Anne Enright: How the world reads Irish writers
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/anne-enright-how-the-world-reads-irish-writers-1.2085668

Write until you’re a writer

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This Harvard Business Review article is not about writing. It’s meant to help people learn new skills in the workplace. But as I read it, I realized one way it applies to writers is in its advice to mimic the successful behavior of others.
If you want to be a good manager, copy the behavior of the best managers you’ve worked for. If you want to be a good writer, copy the behavior of the best writers you’ve read. And what do they do? They write.

You’re Never Too Experienced to Fake It Till You Learn It – HBR
https://hbr.org/2015/01/youre-never-too-experienced-to-fake-it-till-you-learn-it