Books Sep 17, 2009 at 4:00 am

Because You Have To

How to Become a Writer (Hint: It Involves Writing)

Paul Constant
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Writing means writing. Wow! That is about the most Mickey Mouse that you have written to date. Congrats! Can we get a debate between you and someone who thinks writing does NOT mean writing?
on September 19, 2009 at 4:05 PM Report this
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I laughed out loud when I read what Corey Redekop said "When you're pressed for time, kill everybody off!"
I, too, did the 3-day contest this year for the first time and rushed into an ending. It was 10:30pm on the third day! As the old saying goes about deadlines: there's nothing like a hanging in the morning to make the mind alert.
on September 20, 2009 at 7:22 AM Report this
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@1: Go back and read the fucking story and then comment, please. Most aspiring novelists/poets/what have you do not actually write; they merely aspire.

@2: I also recommend No Plot, No Problem, by Chris Baty. It's the guidebook for National Novel Writing Month, and it's full of great ideas like murdering everybody in your book.
Paul Constant on September 21, 2009 at 4:58 PM Report this
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That's a big 10-4, good buddy.
on September 23, 2009 at 4:32 PM Report this

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