by CM Genton | Aug 2, 2024 | For Writers
I’ve written and edited a few million words for Sons of Adamah. (100,000-word doc x 50ish drafts.) A person has to be a bit crazy to do that, no? My creative writing degree required short pieces, so the scale of a novel was daunting. But short pieces or long,...
by CM Genton | Jul 2, 2024 | For Writers
As I lost all self-control in the hotel’s buffet room, this quote came to mind: “To win back my youth, Gerald, there is nothing I wouldn’t do–except take exercise, get up early, or be a useful member of society. (A Woman of No Importance. Oscar...
by CM Genton | Jun 2, 2024 | For Writers
YOUR EDITOR WILL NOT SAY: “Wow, I found nothing wrong with your manuscript. First time ever in the history of editing. Congratulations.” “This book has changed my life. Here, let me pay you.” “This is Pulitzer material for...
by CM Genton | May 2, 2024 | For Writers
R.I.P. NaNoWriMo. I never did know you. Every November when you came around, I thought, “Write a novel in one month—are you crazy?” And now you’re gone. For those who don’t know, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, involved a grinding...
by CM Genton | Apr 2, 2024 | For Writers
I despaired of ever becoming a writer. Then I read John Gardner’s “On Becoming a Novelist.” John Gardner was an American author who wrote the novels Grendel and The Sunlight Dialogues, among others. He also taught medieval literature and was a...
by CM Genton | Mar 2, 2024 | For Writers
Producing hundreds of pages of text requires a feat from the brain akin to an athlete’s performance. And so, like athletes, writers need to do all they can to up their edge. You probably know self-care helps. But did you know music helps too? Self-care...
