Showing posts with label Writing Class. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Writing Class. Show all posts

Monday, June 23, 2014

Klingon Writing Academy


Today is a good day to write.

Rest assured, writer, we will be published, whatever the cost.

Do not approach me unannounced, especially when I am writing.

There is no honor in writing without revising.

Sir, I must protest. My character is not a merry man.

A writer never breaks his promise.

You have never seen rejection? Then look, and always remember.

Writers never quit.

I've noted that some people use writing as a shield. They tell much, but show little.

Proofread this!

If writers cannot handle a little critique, how will they handle bad book reviews?

Do not think of it as a hobby. Make it part of your day...part of your routine. Make it part of you.

I am beginning to see the appeal of this storytelling.

In writing, there is nothing more honorable than finishing.

You have fully written ten chapters. You may now publish.

Good story. Nice cover.

Words come later. It is the scent that first speaks of inspiration.

Less Facebook. More writing.

If you were any other author, I would edit you where you stand.

Procrastination should be illegal.

Writers do not pursue publishing. They conquer that which they desire.

At the first sign of betrayal I will kill him, but I promise to return the manuscript intact. 

It is true. The muse has returned.

It is a manuscript, a warning. Beware, a successful author is about to arrive.

Push! Push, writer! Push!

My writing class was not like this. That process was very orderly.

You look for validation in the wrong place. The true test of a writer is not without, it is within.

He will succeed. He is Writer, a Storytelling Master. 

I have much to teach you about revision!

Writing, I will not be complete without you.

Qapla'! You are a writer. You are capable of anything!




Wednesday, February 29, 2012

110 Days to Go!

I'm committed.
The dates are fixed.
The form has been completed.
The check has been enclosed.
The envelope has been mailed.
Request for time off from work has been approved.

It's time to start counting down the days.

110...

To what, you ask?  Why to Uncle Orson's Writing Class, of course!

Two twelve-hour days soaking up all the little bits of knowledge and experience that Orson Scott Card shares at his upcoming Writing Class and Literary Boot Camp come June.  There are four additional days of "Boot Camp" available, but alas, I can't afford to take that much time off work.  (And the actual Boot Camp is limited to 14 participants.)

Can you tell I'm excited about this?  Never before have I done anything remotely like this.  And it's in Greensboro, NC, no farther away than my daily commute to work!

Maybe I'll see you there?