Archive for January, 2014
Unamused by the Muse
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Starting a New Project on January 31, 2014
by Darlene Cah WRITER sits at a computer typing in a cluttered office. A single desk lamp illuminates the mess of books, papers, dirty dinner dishes, soda cans, etc. VOICE Hey! How about that story about the woman and the Flamenco guitar player? (Writer shifts weight) VOICE I think it has legs. (Writer hits keys […]
Special Edition: Building A Better Conference Proposal
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Special Editions, The Business of Writing on January 26, 2014
By Jennie Jarvis This year marks my first year as the Faculty Chairperson for the Florida Writer’s Association Annual Conference. This means I get the honor and responsibility of selecting the formal programming and faculty for FWA’s largest event of the year. In 2014, the conference will take place Thursday October 23rd – Sunday, October […]
Knowing When to Start a New Project: The Agent’s Perspective by Jennie Goloboy
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, How Do you Know You're Done, Rejection, Starting a New Project, Submissions on January 23, 2014
As you have probably already guessed, this month at 5writers.com, we focused on the theme “Knowing When To Start A New Project.” We all had our ideas on this topic, but one thing we couldn’t answer is this: What advice does an agent have on this topic? To answer the question, we turned to “the […]
Let’s Get Started
Posted by LadyLadder in Linda, Starting a New Project on January 19, 2014
by Linda Escalera Price When is it time to start a new project? Right now. No matter what else you have going on. “Make sure you have another play ready to go.” Fellow playwright Faye Sholiton offered me this advice early in my career. I’m pretty sure it was between bites at lunch during […]
Committing to a New Project
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Starting a New Project on January 13, 2014
By Jennie Jarvis I don’t know about anyone else, but when I finished a major writing project – whether it be a screenplay or a novel – I fall into a deep depression. Unlike Brad, who wrote earlier this month about having multiple projects going, I can’t do that. I’m a one project at a […]
A-Listers and B-Sides: When to Abandon Your Poems
Posted by Ron Hayes in How Do you Know You're Done, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Life on January 8, 2014
by Ron Hayes The late French poet Paul Valery (1871-1945) is credited with having said, “A poem is never finished, only abandoned,” which, in my experience, is about as profound a concept as I can find. I think it’s true, art—and writing in particular—is often abandoned rather than completed, and regardless of whether it was […]
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