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Tag Archives: creative process
The “My Writing Process” blog tour.
I’m hunkered on my spot on the couch, my creative place. It’s a brown leather loveseat, I’m on the left cushion, on the right is a stack of books I’m reading, including a book my main character finds in my … Continue reading
Posted in advice, fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged bill bunn, bitingduck, bitingduck press, Blog tour, creative process, duck boy, marketing, messy writer, Michael Michaud, Michael Paul Michaud, mothering ideas, My Writing Process, my writing process blog tour, novel publisher, Val Lawton, writing process, ya novel, young adult
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On the writing of a fantasy versus realistic historical fiction
Duck Boy is an urban fantasy. The writing of that book was difficult because one had to figure out a logic to the world that the main character inhabits and make sure it all worked, and all made sense. In … Continue reading
Posted in advice, fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged Alchemy, bitingduck press, Book, book editing, coup de grace, creative process, editing process, fantasy, Happy Valley Goose Bay, historical fiction, mothering ideas, publishing process, writing process, ya novel, young adult
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Committing to paper: draft 2
After 6 months of steady writing and editing, I finished. I wrote the original draft, then edited the entire thing again. That was the original plan, and I did it. It’s time to commit to paper. Large principle of editing: … Continue reading
Posted in advice, fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged bill bunn, bitingduck press, book editing, bunn, creative process, duck boy, editing process, hymns of home, janitor's approach, mothering ideas, persistance, publishing process, writer as tool, writer's tools, writing process, young adult, young adult novel
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Imagination shakes hands with reality.
I’ve written a complete first draft of a story set in a small town. I used my imagination, and a healthy dose of Google map to figure out the logistics. And then I decided to visit. What a weird trip. … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Uncategorized, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged creative mess, creative process, Goose Bay, Happy Valley, Happy Valley Goose Bay, janitor's approach, messy writer, visiting the setting, visiting the story site, writer as tool, writer's tools, writing process
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Editing, dummies for dummies
The editing process has several phases. Once the manuscript has been accepted, there’s a close read for plot and its problems. The details have to be right. Right? In our case, we’re working from a Word file and ping-ponging it … Continue reading
Patting the pocket (Floating the duck, part III)
(Photo borrowed from “Duck of the Day“) Last spring, I was surfing newpages.com, looking under “publishers” and what should meet my eyes than this crazy call for submissions by an American company, Bitingduck Press. I enjoyed the cheeky call and … Continue reading
You’re the biggest tool (in the writing process): Part two
You still are the biggest tool around, when it comes to the writing process. As I’ve been suggesting, one of the most critical pieces of writing successfully is figuring out how you like to write. I can’t really tell you … Continue reading
You’re the biggest tool (in the writing process): Part one
Lots of folks think that the most important thing about writing is having a laptop or a pen, or something. But the biggest part of the writing process is what you bring — you are the biggest tool! So, you … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, fiction, non-fiction, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged Adam McLean, Alchemy, Book, creative process, messy writer, Middle school, process, tool, writer as tool, writer's tools, writing process
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Keep your space messy!
I’m a firm believer in keeping a messy work space, and collecting stuff. Anything that’s of any interest of all gets kept somewhere. So my desk is a jumble of memories, artwork, books, books, books, junk and notes I’ve jotted … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Essays, fiction, non-fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged Adam McLean, Alchemy, Book, creative mess, creative process, messy writer, Middle school, writing process
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