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10 Hard Truths about Writing
[Today we have a special guest blog from a friend of Grub Street, novelist Lauren B. Davis, author of the new novel OUR DAILY BREAD, as well as THE STUBBORN SEASON, and THE RADIANT CITY.]
Recently, a student told me she was too scatterbrained to write her novel without help, and that she needed someone to crack the whip, set deadlines, help her focus, etc. She said she needed an editor or a partner, or both.
November 1, 2011 | Ethan Gilsdorf
Craft Advice Different ways to learn to be a better writer Guest Post Inspiration Secret
You gotta walk before you can run
When it comes to book-length projects, you have to walk before you can run. (Image © Ethan Gilsdorf)
October 7, 2011 | Ethan Gilsdorf
Cold, blue-white-lit, MacBook-fueled terror. AKA writer’s block.
If you are a writer, you know about magical thinking
September 6, 2011 | Ethan Gilsdorf
Craft Advice Different ways to learn to be a better writer Inspiration Secret
@GrubWritersCongrats to @FCPierce_Writer, whose short story “My Friend Matty” was published in the quarterly edition of… https://t.co/CLqa4WPYik
