So is writing easy … or is it hard?

And when it’s easy, is it any good?
I don’t know about you guys out there, but I often find myself puzzled by my own behaviour in relation to writing. When I’m not writing I feel guilty, pressurised, missing something … So I make the time, find the space, set up the laptop, take a deep [...]

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Writers from across the blogosphere

Welcome to the April 28, 2007 edition of writers from across the blogosphere.

books

Jorge Goyco presents How to Befriend a Butterfly posted at Stories From Papi, saying, “A cute little story about a Butterfly who wants to get inside Hedgehog’s house.”

life

Hueina Su presents Life Balance Lessons: 7 Keys to Avoid Burnout posted at Intensive Care for [...]

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The value of giving away your work for free.

For those who missed it, Monday was International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant day. It was an uprising, for lack of a better word, against a rant by Dr Hendrix as he left the SFWA. The gist: any professional writer who give away their work is a Pixel-Stained Technopeasant.
I am a Pixel-Stained Technopeasant.
Giving [...]

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Appreciation of “The Tenants” by William Tenn

This is an appreciation I wrote for the science fiction short story “The Tenants.” It originally appeared as a part of The ED/SF Project (The Ellen Datlow/Sci Fiction Project) here. You can read the story for yourself here.
“The Tenants” by William Tenn: An Appreciation by Nancy O. Greene
“The Tenants” by William Tenn (Philip Klass) [...]

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New posting schedule for The Writers’ Block

The “active seasons” are coming up, and so The Writers’ Block has switched a new schedule for posting. Starting earlier this month, only two writers will be scheduled to post per week, instead of five as before. That averages out to one post per month, per writer. But don’t worry, we’ll still update the blog [...]

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The Guardian

The last six weeks have been a journey, one I’m not sure where it will end and that fills me with uncertainty. I’m trying to be open to whatever it is I’m supposed to be doing at this point in my life with God’s help. It’s not easy.
One day I went to the beach right [...]

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Interview with Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Revisited

For those of you that missed the two-part inteview with Lauren Baratz-Logsted, here it is in its entirety! Lauren has some wonderful insights on writing and navigating the waters of the publishing industry.
You can visit her website at http://www.laurenbaratzlogsted.com, as well as her myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/laurenbaratzlogsted.
*****
Lauren Baratz-Logsted is the author of several [...]

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Have you Met your Maker Yet?

Daniel Jolley, an Amazon.com Top 50 Reviewer, calls The Thief Maker, “An ambitious, intricately structured novel that resonates with emotion and suspense.”

An ambitious, intricately structured novel that resonates with emotion and suspense, April 18, 2007

Reviewer:
Daniel Jolley “darkgenius” (Shelby, North Carolina USA) -

See all my reviews
D.H. Schleicher has given us quite an intricate story of [...]

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Note about The Writers’ Block contest

Thanks to all those that entered! We will be reviewing the entries shortly and will also post the contest carnival here before announcing the winner on May 1, 2007 (date may be extended).

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First line/Last Chance?

How important is the first line of a novel, especially an unsold novel that’s going out to agents in a few weeks?
Here are the first lines of some of the books I’ve read this year:
Esther Crummey foresaw the accident as it unfolded.” The Fugitive Wife by Peter C. Brown
“FOR more than two hundred years, the [...]

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