I recently received a rewrite request for a story I had submitted. Over my time as a writer, I’ve received rewrite requests that I’ve accepted, and rewrite requests I have turned down–for a lot of different reasons. I realized that my thinking that goes into the decision of whether or not to do so is […]
Category Archive for ‘Writing Process’ 
Writing: Your Subconscious and You
I have a very rocky relationship with my subconscious. On the one hand, my subconscious is the font of my best ideas. Even when I writing something that has come mostly from ego-brain thinking, it inserts cool things, catches ideas that I missed the first time around. It’s sometimes like having a better writer sitting […]
On Richness
Lately, I’ve been trying to identify where my writing really differs from the stuff that’s great, great writing. There are a hell of a lot of places, but I’ve fixated for a while now on this concept of richness. The stories that *really* blow me away exude information and confidence. They are full of a […]
The Dancing Guy Stands For All That We Do
There’s a video making the rounds. It’s not shot very well, and it might even make you a little motion sick, but if you can make it through it, I think it’s really worth it. Try to get at least halfway through. Here’s the video. More after you watch it. Here’s my experience of watching this […]