Another literary magazine crossed off the list for this particular story. On the positive side, it makes for a rather economical blog post, eh?
Non-blog writing output for the past seven days: bupkis! But we’re thinking about writing, and isn’t that almost as good? No? Well, fine, then.
There’s flat nothing to report with regard to writing this week because I have in fact written flat nothing for a while now. Except for blog posts and a couple of emails, but they hardly count.
A progress report, kind of, sort of, regarding that of which we cannot plainly speak. Clear enough?
In which we consider the possibility that there is more to creativity than making stuff up.
I haven’t written even one novel. Jane Smiley has written several. She has gentle advice for me, which I am prepared to accept. Here’s a excerpt.
A brief burst of irritation before bed.
In the words of Mason Cooley: “After rejection - misery, then thoughts of revenge, and finally, oh well, another try elsewhere.” Okay, then.
You have to love any tool that makes writing less arduous, that facilitates the organization of ideas, and that looks really sweet. Give Scrivener a spin.
A brief (though necessarily vague) report on just what actual non-blog writing is going on over here at Waveflux HQ.