Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Fueling Your Writing

10 Ways to Fuel Your Writing
Writer's Digest
February 22, 2011
by Bill O’Hanlon

If you’ve ever found yourself feeling cynical, downtrodden or frustrated (and what writer hasn’t?), take heart: Here are 10 ways writers can—and do—turn “negative” experiences into writing fuel.

It takes a lot of energy to write a book and stay with it through drafts, revisions, submissions, rejections, sales and marketing. Many writers find the energy in the sheer joy of writing. But others draw on darker impulses and feelings to carry them through the process. Sorrow, anger and hurt can be the writer’s fodder and fuel. I should know.

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1 comment:

Jean said...

There's enough fuel in that article to spawn a multi-alarm fire. Some good suggestions.

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