Read about the latest from New York Times Bestselling writer Eric Nylund, author of Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Dry Water, Signal to Noise, and the new Mortal Coils series.
That was a great essay, one that really hits at the heart of writing. Now i really feel bad about not having the proper (if any) time to read (at all) and still try to keep writing.
But as I see it, he hits it right on the nose. I feel this way when I write, though the way he explained it was something I never really thought about before. At least not in that way. I'm very glad I read that, and now will go and save that on my computer, print it up, and keep along with a few other choice essay's that I can really appreciate.
When I've ever had to write short stories in the past, I've looked to his compilations. I don't know for sure if his are "the best" but they're pretty good to learn from. I always enjoy niblets from him, though. He doesn't seem to act like a snot for making it big, which is a nice thing, and helps me to take what he says more seriously.
Interesting stuff, but I find whenever I write it all tumbles out in a gigantic mess, then later I find the time to somehow go over it and check for stuff that needs to be changed. I don't often plan what I'm going to write (though, to be fair, the most I've ever written was about 3000 words), so it's not really a chore to do something like that. Anyway, a good read.
I checked the Aus release date for Ghosts of Onyx... January 2007. Oh well.
That was a good essay. Thanks for the link, Eric. I really liked SK's conceptualization of his muse. I think I'm going to adopt that one for myself; it's so very fitting.
Have any of you read "On Writing", by King? It's a top read for any aspiring writer, filled with no-nonsense advice and it's a bit of a history on the guy, too. Good stuff.
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That was a great essay, one that really hits at the heart of writing. Now i really feel bad about not having the proper (if any) time to read (at all) and still try to keep writing.
But as I see it, he hits it right on the nose. I feel this way when I write, though the way he explained it was something I never really thought about before. At least not in that way. I'm very glad I read that, and now will go and save that on my computer, print it up, and keep along with a few other choice essay's that I can really appreciate.
And maybe pick up a few of his books as well.
When I've ever had to write short stories in the past, I've looked to his compilations. I don't know for sure if his are "the best" but they're pretty good to learn from. I always enjoy niblets from him, though. He doesn't seem to act like a snot for making it big, which is a nice thing, and helps me to take what he says more seriously.
Interesting stuff, but I find whenever I write it all tumbles out in a gigantic mess, then later I find the time to somehow go over it and check for stuff that needs to be changed. I don't often plan what I'm going to write (though, to be fair, the most I've ever written was about 3000 words), so it's not really a chore to do something like that. Anyway, a good read.
I checked the Aus release date for Ghosts of Onyx... January 2007. Oh well.
That was a good essay. Thanks for the link, Eric. I really liked SK's conceptualization of his muse. I think I'm going to adopt that one for myself; it's so very fitting.
I was just thinking that it plays very well with the shower idea we spoke about earlier.
I love this essay. I don't agree 100% with what he's saying...but I do enjoy the _way_ King says it.
Nice essay.
Have any of you read "On Writing", by King? It's a top read for any aspiring writer, filled with no-nonsense advice and it's a bit of a history on the guy, too. Good stuff.
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