Tag: Cross Creek

• Writing Again with Pleasure

  Patience. Faith. And a little bit of nature. A few weeks ago, I admitted I hadn’t been writing. It must have done the trick because soon after I sat myself down in the chair, bed, couch, recliner–wherever it felt right–and picked back up with Love on Track. Some bits of inspiration have come from enjoying […]

  P. C. Zick

  February 11, 2019

  Ramblings of a Writer

  Cross Creek, Florida, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, north Florida, P.C. Zick, South Moon Under, The Yearling, writer’s life, writing

• Less is More – The Writing Oxymoron

  “When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done.” —Stephen King, November 1973 By P.C. Zick – @PCZick A […]

  P. C. Zick

  May 1, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Style and Grace, Writing Tips

  Cross Creek, editing, Majorie Kinnan Rawlings, Stephen King, writers, writing

• Cross Creek Sojourn

  By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Cross Creek was immortalized in the movie of the same name  in 1983. The small village exists on the banks of Orange Lake in North Florida amid the hanging Spanish moss and spirits of those who once called the Creek their home. Two women whose photographs grace a hallway in […]

  P. C. Zick

  April 24, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Style and Grace

  Cross Creek, Dessie Smith Prescott, environment, Majorie Kinnan Rawlings, Pulitzer Prize, writers