I’ve read quite a bit this summer, although not as much as I wanted to! Last summer I read 18 books total, mostly YA novels. This year my choices were more eclectic, with a combination of YA, literary novels, chick lit, and non-fiction. If you count a few books I read right at the end …
Tag: non-fiction
How NOT to Write a Book
1. Begin writing with no outline whatsoever. 2. Use a half-ass system of marking quotations you might want to use. (See below.) 3. Forget to cite the quotations as you write the book. 4. Go back after the book is finished to add all the citations. (Which also means occasionally scanning over page after page …
The Hardest Thing About Writing Is . . .
. . . finding the time. . . . saying it in a way no one has said it before. . . . believing that your words are good enough. . . . knowing when your words aren’t good enough and you need to revise. . . . coming up with a title. . . …