July 21st, 2009

Anti-Plagiarism Day Was MY Idea!

No, no it wasn’t; it was Jane Smith’s, and her post on the topic is definitely worth a read.

Plagiarism is a contentious issue for everyone involved in publishing, but it seems to have a unique resonance for the unpublished author. Aspiring writers have a serious fear of having their ideas stolen; this is probably [...]

July 21st, 2009

Google Fun

Perhaps in a search for some kind of perspective on the writing process, or more likely just as procrastination, I Googled the phrase “writing a novel is like” to see what came up. Here are a few of the results.

Writing a novel is like…

running a marathon or engaging in a protracted battle.
a marriage.
a long, [...]

July 8th, 2009

17,000-ish

Still writing, despite the protestations of a sore wrist and the distractions of wholesome, violent video games. Woohoo! I’ve also upped my daily goal from 800 to 1,000 words; this is partly to quicken my pace and partly a sort of psychological trick, because there’s something very satisfying about crossing each increment of [...]