The Whiteboard, part nine
PART NINE of the WHITEBOARD by KIM SMITH Welcome to the next installment of The Whiteboard, my short story that is being written on the blog. I seriously didn’t know what was going to come of this story when I began it. I am pretty happy with how it is going though. I hope you are too! If you missed PART EIGHT you can read it HERE THE WHITEBOARD (part nine) by ©KIM SMITH Anne strode to her bedside table to call the police. Abusing her whiteboard might not be a crime but this was far beyond that. She could
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Ten things I wish I had known before becoming a writer
Sometimes I think that old adage about hindsight being clearer than foresight is true. There are a lot of things I wish I had known before becoming a writer. Writing is not easy sometimes. Those days where pages fly by under my fingertips don’t happen the way they used to. I have an internal editor that is a mean little woman. But since writing is so personal and intimate, and you are following this blog to get insider details, here goes a list of things I sure wish sometime had told me. I wish I had known being a writer
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How to Write–whhhhat?
Did you see my post about what is coming in July to the blog here? If not, you really should check out the last few posts. I am going to start a new series in July on how to write a book. I mean, a novel. I mean, a fiction book. Eh, you know what I mean. I am really excited about my putting this out there. I am going to be putting my head on the chopping block pretty much and inviting you to take a whack at it. No, I don’t relish being held accountable in that way.
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How to Write coming in JULY for blog readers
As many of you are already aware (sickenly so) I am a writer. I write things: stories, poems, novels, blog posts (whew boy) and well, articles etc. If you are reading this – this isn’t news to you. But what you may not know is that every type of writing requires a unique skillset. Yes, it does. Just because you can write a killer poem does not mean you can pen a full-length novel. It requires a bit more finesse, some moxie, if you will. And so, just what exactly does a writer of short fiction and/or poetry, articles
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Why I hate outlines
On Monday, during my #writerrecharge post, I mentioned that I hate outlines. Well, I don’t hate outlines really. I hate making them. LOL. Yes, that is splitting hairs, but in truth, I am what Brandon Sanderson calls a “discovery writer”. There are several types of writers, per BS, by the way and I am going to look at them here. A discovery writer, who only has a general idea of what the story is about, a handfull of characters, and a setting–who sets off on this writing journey chronicling the trip as they go. He says in his most recent
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