The Cost of Critique…part 2
Last week I concentrated on what I consider to be the greatest danger of critique – losing faith in yourself and your writing. Another danger in throwing your baby to the wolves is losing your story. Yes, that’s what I said. You see, you often get so much feedback that it overwhelms you. One person […]
In the Company of Writers
Making this a bit short today, but want to congratulate so many friends on their success in the Arkansas Writers’ Conference competition. Members of my writing group – Kim, Dot, Patsy, Del, Gary, and Jason – brought home a total of 26 awards…that’s just awesome. I’ve seen photos on Facebook of other friends who were […]
Finding the Right Words
At our writers’ group the other night, our president used some extra time to ask about what we’ve been reading lately. My original thought was to compare three books that I had recently read, but a funny thing happened when I opened my mouth. Even though the information was there in my brain, I could […]
Boundaries? What Boundaries?
A recent article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette about Little Rock’s 48-Hour Film Project caught my attention.The article follows one production company through the process of the competition. Here’s the basics of the project: At the beginning, the competing production companies are given the exact same set of items: a character, prop, and line that must […]
The Older We Get
“When I was a child, I thought as a child.” Remember thinking our parents had it easy? They could sleep late if they wanted to, could eat whatever they wanted, and didn’t have any worries, any pressures. We couldn’t wait to grow up. I had a sheltered childhood. My parents had great confidence in me, […]
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