Category: Writing Ideas
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Set your writing critics free
Releasing the Writing Critic “Art is a jealous mistress.” Ralph Waldo Emerson By P. C. Zick @PCZick Somewhere along the way during our writing life, most of us have encountered others who expressed certain opinions about our writing. Unfortunately these expressions make their way into our psyche causing us to become our own worst critics.…
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Quote for my day
“I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” – Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird Working on it, Ms. Lee.
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Writing my life
“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works” -Virginia Woolf This quote struck me this morning, and hits on something I’ve believed for a long time. As a writer, I’m often asked if a novel is autobiographical. It’s an annoying question…
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I’m not whining – really
Two things happened this morning that gave me pause. Yesterday I finished a book on my Kindle. I’m not going to mention the name of the book, but I kept thinking I should write a review on amazon. So I went to the page and saw the book already had seventy-six reviews – all of…
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An Interview with P.C. Zick
Here’s a nice interview by Rachelle Ayala on her blog Rachelle’s Window about my writing life. Thanks to Rachelle for making me sound interesting!
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The Rowboat
I want to welcome Evie McAdoo to my blog. Evie recently came to one of my writing workshops with an idea of what she wanted to write despite my instructions to come with open minds. She found soon enough why I said that because before she knew it, the muse had taken her someplace she…
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Common Attributes of Great Writing
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Writing that moves us contain common traits that create pure magic for the reader. Here’s a few of the most common attributes that I teach in my writing workshop “Creating Magic.” Common Attributes of Great Writing The language is clear, concise, logical, and uses economy. Clarity of writing equals communication…
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Who Needs an Editor?
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick I only have one answer to the question of who needs an editor. Everyone who writes needs an editor. Recently, two beginning writers expressed something that quite astounded me. They both said they didn’t think it mattered if they knew the rules of writing because when they were accepted by…
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Originally posted on Living Lightly: By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Whenever I announce to a stranger I’m a writer, I often receive similar responses. “I’ve always wanted to write” or “I’ve got a story to tell” or “You wouldn’t believe the life I’ve had. I need to write a book.” I read something recently that…
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The Marathon
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Disappointed? Yes. Discouraged? Absolutely. Ready to quit? Without a doubt. Is it time to throw in the towel? Not on my life. The launch of Live from the Road was less than stellar. I have not been “launched” into the stratosphere of phenomenal overnight success. Not even close. But when…
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