The perfect is the enemy of the good
Voltaire has a very famous quote, “The perfect is the enemy of the good” … I can remember this quote and pull myself out of the pit of self-loathing. I can repeat that quote over and over again until I finally decide that it is more important to allow the story to escape my soul unhindered than it is to ensure that it is edited, pristine, and perfect upon release.
10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling
Just when I think all hope is lost and nobody feels the same way I do about the decay of the English language, I run across a few comics from one of my favorite sites, The Oatmeal.
The First Rejection
Technorati Tags: publication,rejection,writing,courage So I’ve received my first rejection letter. Note that I said “first” and not “a” or “the”. This is an important distinction. Throughout the career of any writer, the reception of rejection letters is going to be commonplace, with a few notable exceptions for people who are lucky and talented enough to [...]
Tools for Writers – Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
One of the biggest problems I have when writing is trying to keep everything organized. Admittedly, I’m a fairly advanced geek so solutions to my problems tend to involve software and even some custom programming. Realizing that not everyone has the ability to write their own writing management software, I went looking for something that [...]
Hands
The Pen 10 Scribes website has posted a little something that I wrote. They are working on building an anthology of writing of any genre – the only requirement is that you make your point in 10 sentences or less. For people who blog all the time and for people who are used to writing [...]