As Paul Jessup has pointed out, Catherynne M. Valente’s essay on writing a novel in 30 days is awesome. I’m a fast writer, too, when I get going. When being the operative word; with the kiddo, the husband, the family, the job, the animal menagerie… well, I suppose I can just start not sleeping?
July 31, 2008
Writing a novel in 30 days- Catherynne M. Valente
Posted by Natania under Book, fantasy, steampunk | Tags: writing, writing a novel, writing tips, catherynne M. valente, paul jessup, writers advice |[2] Comments
July 31, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Same thing here with the family and the kids and the jobs- but meh, I find that all of this extra -stuff- makes writing fast mandatory, or nothing ever gets done.
BTW, love the big graphic at the top. Very steampunk
July 31, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Yes, we do what we can when we can. I’ve been trying very hard to schedule time for myself to just sit and write the damn thing, but things seem to come up all the time. Blue’s Clues is surprisingly distracting when you’re writing.
And thanks! I made a collage from wikimedia commons… I think it gets the point across a little better!