Debbie Ridpath Ohi's Blog, page 184
July 15, 2009
Gay Talese writes a page a day, first draft in longhand
The Paris Review recently interviewed Gay Talese about his non-fiction writing, and the article is fascinating and sometimes entertaining ("Usually I wake up in bed with my wife").
Some info:
- Talese always does his first draft in longhand, and then he uses a typewriter. Why no computer in early drafts? "I want to be forced to work slowly because I don't want to get too much on paper."
- He writes about a page a day.
- After he finishes typing and retyping, he finally puts it into the computer. "On
Can you write 10,000 words in one day?
I know I can't, so I'll let the rest of you join this ambitious challenge. The next 10K day is apparently TOMORROW, so if you're interested you should check out this blog post.
What Would Dumbledore Do?
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July 14, 2009
Too Much Time On Twitter?
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Golden Marmot Awards #5
Golden Marmot Award winners on Twitter are cheeky, wise, witty or profound (sometimes all at the same time), always in 140 characters or less. Warning: Some tweets may NOT be worksafe or appropriate for viewing by children.
Congrats to the recent winners:
boredness. and my books are still on their way. *sniff* i miss the taste of bookahol.
Kill all the exclamation points!
Opening line of a query letter: "I'm not a writer." #queryfail EPIC fail.
July 13, 2009
Status Update Fatigue
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Interview With Charles Ghigna (a.k.a. "Father Goose)
Charles Ghigna (also known as "Father Goose") is an American children's author, poet, speaker and nationally syndicated feature writer.
Author of more than 5,000 poems and 40 award-winning books, Charles has been published by Random House, Knopf, Disney, Hyperion, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Running Press, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., and other publishers. His books have been featured on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America," PBS, NPR, and selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and awarded the Parents'
1000/500 Words A Day Weekly Check-In
I find that reading about other writers' goals is almost always inspirational. Even if you're not on Twitter, feel free to check out the #writegoals that writers have been posting online.
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Here are some feedback and productivity tips from last week…
When it comes to productivity, I usually start out with something in mind, like a memory from childhood
July 12, 2009
Writer Health Tip Of The Day
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