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I am still passionate about reading, and it’s an important practice in becoming an excellent writer. And as I developed as a writer, I found myself listening to elders telling their stories.
This week, Sharon G. Flake shares, “Yes, writing can be hard work. Yes, sometimes I want to pull my hair out as I wrestle with a scene or trickly character arc. But I wouldn’t choose any other career.”
Linda Williams Jackson shares, “I had been refusing to work on a manuscript that, not one, but two, agents had been imploring me to draft.”
From Brian Floca, “writing is a way of thinking, a way of figuring things out, and in the genuine work of writing and rewriting (and rewriting) you will begin to understand your true priorities and hopes for your writing.”
The evolution of the short story collection, Strange Happenings, newly in its third rendition.
The act of writing has a whole lot of layers, you know? It’s a creative art, and creating art can be really fun and absorbing. Creating art is also work, though, and working on a project can be tiring and frustrating. However …
By way of definition, a short story could simply be a story that is, well, short. Ah, but how short? Or how long?
The first thing I would say is: if you wish to become a writer, sit down and write. Whenever you can. Fit it in around your friends and sports and classes.
This year, my best advice is: Be honest and be kind, but above all, be brave.
We have to pay attention to the world around us, because it’s through specific, intentional details that our writing comes alive.