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Writing and the 6 a.m. brain

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 by Nick Owchar, posted in Books, creativity, Meditation, Reading, Writing

Every writer has a different time of day that works for creative writing. As I retool my novel and prepare to cast it back into the marketplace, I realize why working early in the morning has been the best choice for me. As the day progresses, bad things happen to my brain. My thoughts … Continue reading Writing and the 6 a.m. brain

George R.R. Martin: A great summer placeholder

August 15, 2014 by Nick Owchar, posted in A Game of Thrones, A.L. Kennedy, Books, ebooks, George R.R. Martin, Publishing, Reading, self-publishing, Writing

Many of my WordPress friends are on hiatus until September -- they were nice enough to post something that tells everyone why their blogs are quiet. I'm not nearly so courteous ... I've been on an accidental hiatus created by what affects everyone else: family, vacation, start of school ... But something George R.R. Martin … Continue reading George R.R. Martin: A great summer placeholder

Don’t even publish your book: Tolkien’s option

July 21, 2014 by Nick Owchar, posted in A Game of Thrones, Beowulf, Books, J.R.R. Tolkien, Myth - George R.R. Martin, Myth - Tolkien, Publishing, Reading, self-publishing, Writing

With my recent conversation with Jim Rossi about self-publishing in mind, I turn again to J.R.R. Tolkien, whom I've been reading lately because of the publication of his Beowulf translation in May. He published The Hobbit and LOTR, and more besides these, but his translation of Beowulf never saw the light of publication in his lifetime. Though complete, and though he … Continue reading Don’t even publish your book: Tolkien’s option