I think it was George Plimpton who said he knew a writer who wallpapered his bathroom with rejection notices. Lord knows I have enough rejection notices to wallpaper my entire 995 sq ft condo. Back in the day, when I used to query like a naive idiot, I got the standard rejections, with the impersonal — Read More
Author: Kim Hooper
Writing Tips from Chuck Palahniuk
I knew I liked Chuck Palahniuk when I read Survivor and Fight Club, but I knew I loved him when I read Choke. So, when Facebook told me to read his essay, “13 Writing Tips,” I listened. (Source) To summarize: Tip #1: When you don’t want to write, set an egg timer for one hour — Read More
Family Guy: On process
I can think of no better way to start a blog about writing. [youtube=http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbou_r7ODs&feature=related]