Halfway

James Michener: "I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions."



November 15 is "I Love to Write Day." 

If you've been busy writing your novel as part of NaNoWriMo (see Nov. 1 blog post), you're halfway there. Otherwise, better get cracking on that first draft.

There's one more book to add to the "how to" list. Be sure to read "Wretched Writing" by Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras. You'll laugh and cringe as the Petras team inspires you to avoid bad allusions, flowery language and the overuse of sound effects (ding dong, anyone?)

No writer escapes their scrutiny. Various bad habits of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Martin Amis, Charles Dickens, and Vladimir Nabakov are all exposed. On a lighter note, Snooki, Pam Anderson and Naomi Campbell are featured in the celebrity novelist section, showcasing various offenses. 

If you need a laugh after an afternoon spent staring at a blank page/screen, check out this book.

Keep writing!