Books
“Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year,” by Kim Liao
Has anyone read this article? Followed this advice? It seems at first odd, but the focus on rejections seems to take the sting out of the submission process, focusing on rejections rather than acceptances. I haven’t done this, but wonder if people have read this or have sage advice on rejections.
Thoughts on the Creative Process
“How much better it seems now than when it is finally done.”
– Dana Gioia
What do you think?
What Does Beat Mean?
A publisher recently asked me what I meant by “beat.”
The word beat comes from “beat” as in music. The beat poets often performed in conjunction with instruments. “Beat” also means defeated and “beat” as in beatify means to make blessed. What do you think beat poetry means?
What do you writers think of this?
“Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”
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Groundhog’s Day Enigma
For those of you who actually follow Groundhog’s Day, it has never made sense to me. If the groundhog sees his shadow, we have six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t we don’t. If he sees his shadow, doesn’t that mean it’s sunny and warm and we should have less winter? Any thoughts?
F. Scott Fitzgerald on Good Writing
“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Third War Was for the Words
“The third war was for the words: written, spoken, whispered.” Holly Karapetkova
I wonder how often we fight over words. Politicians and lawyers argue over the words used in laws that will determine inhibitions to our behaviour. And what of the privileged language? The one that is used, say English, over others, where not everyone speaks the privileged language. And what about dialects within that privileged language. The British caste system of upper middle class dialect versus cockney.
What do you think about the war of words?
Eileen P. Kennedy Author 