Siren’s blog

On writing: Grace in the Madness

(My friends, so pleased to be able to share the following guest post generously provided by A.R. Williams, owner and sole proprietor of the very fine blog, Entropy: The Other Constant … enjoy!)  ***   "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” … Continue reading On writing: Grace in the Madness

Writing and the reviewers: Eight hours … really?

What two words are a synonym for ineffectiveness? Book review  I know what you're thinking.  Here we go.  The ex-newspaper reviewer bitterly turns on the industry that used to feed him.  What a jerk. It's not that, my friends.  I'm still a reader of book reviews; this blog provides me with a modest little foothold … Continue reading Writing and the reviewers: Eight hours … really?

On writing: The wounds of revision

    Do writers read other writers when they're working on their novels? Some avoid it -- they'll tell you that they don't want another writer's voice to infect theirs.  But there's another group that doesn't worry about getting infected  -- in fact, they welcome it. Willa Cather liked to read from the Bible's King James Version before beginning her … Continue reading On writing: The wounds of revision