Monthly Archives: October 2012

I Had A Book There

Posted on October 30, 2012 by chichikir

Do you torture yourself for not starting your book? You know you have it in you, but for one reason or another you can’t start. Either the process scares you, or you’re not sure about the end result. You wonder … Continue reading →

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Just One Thing Like That Is All I Ask

Posted on October 28, 2012 by chichikir

Back in the days when I was a teenager, and even a student in university, I used to wish that I was born somewhere else. Somewhere like the other side of the ocean, in North America, or even in Europe. … Continue reading →

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Best Of All No Rejection Letters

Posted on October 27, 2012 by chichikir

Self-publishing has become a remarkable phenomenon in this day and age. Whether it is articles or stories posted on blogs, or e-books, now anyone can write about anything and get “published” instantly. Often there are no boundaries and, best of … Continue reading →

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The Only Thing I Don’t Worry About Is Spelling

Posted on October 25, 2012 by chichikir

From the moment I post an article on my blog until I post the next one I am constantly thinking and worrying. I fret about the content, about my paragraphs and sentences, about the words I have used, about structure, … Continue reading →

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I Do Not Try To Steer My Characters

Posted on October 23, 2012 by chichikir

Are you a spontaneous writer? Or do you plan your novel and characters from before? Do you plan your scenes and plots and incidents in advance? Do you know what your characters will do and think every time they are … Continue reading →

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I Promise You Writers

Posted on October 21, 2012 by chichikir

Yesterday morning I woke up earlier than usual so I could finish the book I was reading before I sat down at my desk to write. I had only about fifty pages left. That was a huge mistake. Because after … Continue reading →

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Better To Forget And Make Do

Posted on October 19, 2012 by chichikir

“Are you ‘pleased, contented, joyful, delighted’? Do you feel ‘lucky, fortunate’? Are things ‘clever and fitting,’ ‘successful and suitable’ for you?” Leo Auffmann asks his wife Lena. (Leo, who is a character in Ray Bradbury’s book Dandelion Wine, was asked … Continue reading →

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Endings Come In Two Basic Shapes

Posted on October 17, 2012 by chichikir

“Endings come in two basic shapes- circular and linear- that which rises to a point of climax, and that which returns home to tell the tale.” Ansen Dibell Every person has a story to tell. As every person’s life itself … Continue reading →

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A Writer Should Write To Be Read

Posted on October 15, 2012 by chichikir

Most literary agents, editors and publishers claim that you have to be an exceptionally talented writer so that your first manuscript will be accepted for publication and will also be a success. I personally don’t think that only talent will … Continue reading →

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Dear Writer

Posted on October 14, 2012 by chichikir

Of all the advice that the greatest writers have given throughout the years to all of us who want to write perhaps the one that inspires me and that I treasure the most is the letter that John Steinbeck wrote … Continue reading →

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