can't help telling stories
A few writers I know work in multiple genres. They’re comfortable switching between fiction and non-fiction, from memoir to mystery. Others have found a style and voice and genre and stick to it. But for many writers, I think, there’s a time when they write to find out who they are as writers. Unless experimentation is one of your writing goals, this post may lessen the time from wondering to knowing what your style is.
How to Find Your Trademark Writing Style
Here’s a reflection about creative work and getting paid by an Australian writer and mother. She raises the age-old questions about balancing work and motherhhood, and getting paid for writing. (So you know, HECS is an Australian student loan program and TAFE is a vocational training system.) While she offers no new solutions, sometimes knowing others struggle with the same challenges — including fatherhood — helps.
The literary mother load | Overland literary journal
https://overland.org.au/2015/03/the-literary-mother-load/
It’s Monday. What better reason could there be for needing tips from someone like Steinbeck?
Six Tips on Writing from John Steinbeck | Brain Pickings
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/12/john-steinbeck-six-tips-on-writing/
A group of us were discussing pros and cons of releasing material online as promotions. We were thinking about publishing short stories to build interest in novels. Here are some thought about blogging a novel. The idea could apply to any book, I suppose, from memoir to how-to.
Blogging Your Novel
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6900490
I’ve said it before. I love science fiction. And, much as I love scifi novels, I think I love short stories more. I used to buy every short story collection as soon as it came out in paperback. If you don’t think you like or could learn anything from scifi, this collection might convince you otherwise.
18 Perfect Short Stories That Pack More Of A Punch Than Most Novels
http://io9.com/18-perfect-short-stories-that-pack-more-of-a-punch-than-1692442650
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