Fear most definitely is the mind-killer. There has probably been no better moniker assigned to this emotion. Fear has the power to cripple, maim, paralyze, and kill your writing and your career.
Tag: blood lessons
Aug 12 2009
Critique–"If You Can't Stand the Heat, then Get Out of the Kitchen"
Do not take critique personally, but DO take it seriously.
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Jun 11 2009
Warrior Writer: Blood Lessons—Deadly Sins of Writing (1-3)
To believe college English constitutes proper schooling for commercial fiction is like saying Home Economics is proper training for a chef.
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Jun 11 2009
Warrior Writer—Blood Lesson Introduction
Blood Lessons come in many forms as you will read about in this blog. I will post lessons about writing, of course. But, most importantly, it will be my goal to post lessons of life, camaraderie, and character. As I stated earlier, I have been greatly blessed to be friends with caring, talented individuals. I always joke that Guantanamo Bay was using my first novel to break terrorists until the UN intervened (Water board me pleeeease! Just not another chapter of that BOOK!).
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