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Out of the frying pan …
Silk’s Post #28 — You know what comes next in that old saw. That’s the beauty and the curse of clichés: They’re useful shorthand for things commonly experienced, and therefore instantly understood. But...
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Book critique part deux
Joe’s Post #29 — Let’s look at this in the terms of a quest. A nearly impossible quest. Handsome hero, four brave and beautiful women… wait, hold on, this is not a porn story you pervs, this is a epic...
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Of strokes and spankings
Helga’s Post #28 — Ah, sorry, this is not about 50 Shades, but the topic du jour: feedback on our writing. “The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.” I am...
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Interview with protagonist – take #1
Substitute for Silk’s Post # 30 — Interview conducted in National Public Radio studios, KPLU Seattle-Tacoma. Interviewer: Good morning and welcome to Book Talk: New Voices, a weekly exploration of...
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Self-doubt is all in your mind
Karalee’s Post #29 Self-doubt is a simple hyphenated two syllable word that if said quick enough escapes one’s vocal cords without so much as a hi or a good-bye and is forgotten before it can be...
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New beginnings
Silk’s Post #34 — As I sit at my writing desk, looking outside my window at another impossibly perfect, sunny, hot early May day, I can feel the tingle of my red face. Embarrassment at being late with...
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A very private affair
Helga’s Post # 33 – It’s hard to blog after the sad news of Jay Lake’s illness, as Joe did yesterday. That story should make us all put the foot on the brake and remember what’s important. We all,...
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Hat trick
Silk’s Post #35 — I am really looking forward to a change in headgear. Yes, this week I get to take off my writer’s hat and put on my critiquer’s chapeau. Frankly, it will come as a relief. I wish my …...
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Name that book
Karalee’s Post #34 It’s here, the end. Midnight tonight the Send button must be pressed and our new stories will travel down the birth canal called email to arrive in the loving care of our fellow...
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The verdict
Silk’s Post #41 — I sat in the straight-backed chair at the head of the table, facing the panel. The hot seat. Four jurors sat before me, two on each side, laptops open and coffee cups steaming. Four...
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A delicate balance
Helga’s Post #49 - I’m the last of the 5writers to weigh in this week to share our achievements and challenges since we gave birth to our blog a year ago. By now you’ve read how this last year has...
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Interview with the protagonist – take #2
Substitute for Silk’s Post #61 — Follow-up interview conducted in National Public Radio studios, KPLU Seattle-Tacoma. Interviewer: Good morning on this partly-sunny Thanksgiving week Monday. Welcome...
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Wasting away in Mañanaville
Silk’s Post #102 — Let me ask you a question: have you ever procrastinated? No? Really? Not even once? Okay, you’re dismissed. The rest of you should read on. Some background: this is my last post...
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To write or not to write everyday
Joe’s Post #139 Is there a right answer? Stephen King believes in writing 1000 words a day, 6 days a week. Hard to argue with the guy who wrote about killer clowns and domes and sold a zillion books...
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How Do You Get Back To Writing?
Joe’s Post #140 How Do You Get Back To Writing? I know it’s going to be different for everyone. Like our group. We’re getting ready to have us a writing shin-dig. A bootcamp for getting back to...
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Worth hanging around
Helga’s Post # 113: This is my first post in over three months. It will be short and has little to do with writing. Just living. I think I may be ready. Or almost so. Ready to find my way … Continue...
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