I guess I was fourteen or fifteen when things started talking to me.
There comes a point where a poem reads like a story. Can you tell me what/where that point is? Maybe give an example or two. I'm having trouble...
Consumption.
I was reading this thread, trying to figure out how I would approach a contribution, and I've decided on this. Years ago, 15 or 20 or so I think,...
I dom't care much for fantasy, even less for science fiction. I do like first person narratives and n0-standad formats. For examples, I list...
I don't know if I could edit a novel as I go. Writing short stories, though, it works well for me.
Write until it's good. I most certainly agree with that.
Other people need one or more drafts. Yes, they do. I reiterate what I've said, every writer is different, and so is their process.
In the case of drafts, I would go along with Not really. In the case of editing, which I think is different from drafting, I would, and this is a...
Would anyone care to discuss?
I guess it is kind of confusing. Perhaps this confusion rests with the language. To me, drafts are not the same as re-writng/editing. Neither is...
I hear a lot of talk about first drafts. I ask myself, Why? As a short story writer, I don't feel much need for first drafts. I try to get it...
The Vampire Lestat, Anne Rice
If you don't wnt to read Carmella (Sheridan Le Fanu), how about Te Vampire Lestat?
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