It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way. - Ernest Hemingway Do you take Hemingway's approach to writing? Zipped lip? Or do you share your struggles? I'm somewhere in the middle. I share some of my struggles, but I won't post the how-to books… Continue reading The Hemingway Way
Tag: Writing
Free Friday Read (Because I Felt Like It)
(This was written in last week's writing group. We were all given the same opening line and were told to write the rest of the story until time was up. The following came from goodness knows where.) Lace ties unraveled from her hair. Rapunzel had been living a lie. Sure, she was stuck in that… Continue reading Free Friday Read (Because I Felt Like It)
The First Hour of My Wednesday (9/2/15)
(Written in writing group today. The prompt was to write, in detail, about the first hour of your day. I had maybe eight minutes to write the following by hand.) 8:00 AM - Eyes open. "Ugh. I am not doing this. Can I sleep longer? Hey, I only got four hours. I think I can… Continue reading The First Hour of My Wednesday (9/2/15)
Did I Dream THAT?!
The other night, I dreamed it was the end of the world. For a brief moment, gravity went bye-bye, so there were lots of floating cars and people. Then everything came down with an all-mighty CRASH! and a certain Mid Eastern country started bombing us. Guess what? That was a mundane dream for me. Normally… Continue reading Did I Dream THAT?!
Buttload of Writing to Do
The list of things to be written is growing. Oi vey. Do you want to see the list of titles? OF COURSE YOU DO! Projects in no particular order (all are in various stages of development) Excalibur Lucan and the Medieval Murders Doggone It!: An Arthur Slow Mystery They Were Heroes: Jane Austen Willoughby’s Regrets Racing… Continue reading Buttload of Writing to Do
The Buddy System
Music: Mixed tape (cool stuff, from the Poldark soundtrack to the Galavant soundtrack) In the mug: Blueberry energy tea Tea bag saying: Love is an elevated self (whatever that means) #AmReading: All the Light We Cannot See (though I haven't read much of it lately) Yesterday was Writer Wednesday...for me, at least. It's the day… Continue reading The Buddy System
The Wind Was a Torrent of Darkness
That got your attention, didn't it? I like poetry. That dazzle-me line opens Alfred Noyes's poem The Highwayman. And a poet's gotta dazzle. Fiction writers, too. Especially in that blasted-hard first line. Yes, the last chapter of your book sells your next book. The first chapter though...*shudders* I'm not going to write about how to… Continue reading The Wind Was a Torrent of Darkness
Book vs. Movie: Lord of the Rings
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...It's the battle of the ages! In one corner we have thhhhhheeeeee NOVEL! In the other thhhhhhheeeee MOVIE!" CUT TO: men placing bets, popcorn salespeople hawking their popcorn, as they do. "Our first contenders: Book Legolas vs. Movie Legolas. Let the match begin, and things!" *bell dings* Book Legolas notches… Continue reading Book vs. Movie: Lord of the Rings
A Watched Pot BURNS!
Okay, that title is a little melodramatic, yes? Yes. But what in the name of Asgard am I talking about? Glad you asked... I have mentioned that I hate waiting. I hate waiting for the mail-carrier to come in the afternoon or early morning or late evening or WHENEVER SHE FREAKING DECIDES TO SHOW UP… Continue reading A Watched Pot BURNS!
Throwback Thursday: The Forgotten Novel
So... I just remembered that I have an unfinished fantasy novel sitting in my virtual sock drawer. I pulled it up, and behold!: the word count was over 104,000 (remember: unfinished.) I used to be a lot wordier with my projects when I was in my teens. I wrote a big hunk of One Was… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The Forgotten Novel
Beth Overmyer 