Tuesday August 11th, 8:00pm – (before bed) I was reading about a main character that wanted to be a superhero. Very young, with NO experience fighting. After taking on the biggest and baddest villian in the area…”Dreadnought” was beaten close to death. This shocked me into turning the NEXT page, and reminded me what Robert Frost said: “No tears in…
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Diary of a bad writer – Week 79
July 7th, lunchtime at work – While reading some of my flash fiction for more ideas, I realized from comments that some readers actually like my work. Going forward, I will not worry if the writing is good. I will not worry if the writing is read. I will STOP comparing my writing to others. I will be proud that…
Diary of a bad writer – Week 78
May 20th, today – As I was trying to figure out the muse of a character in a short piece, another author’s post reminded me we can sharpen our craft by investing in our own way of writing. Twist an old cliche… into something new. Make it your own. “Your writing is unique. No one will know until you put…
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