Tag: writers
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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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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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A thought on writers
“Genius gives birth, talent delivers. What Rembrandt or Van Gogh saw in the night can never be seen again. Born writers of the future are amazed already at what they’re seeing now, what we’ll all see in time for the first time, and then see imitated many times by made writers.” Jack Kerouac A Ditty…
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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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I’m fascinated
Today my book Live from the Road can be downloaded for free from amazon on Kindle. I thought I’d be casual about it today. On my last free day June 15, approximately 7,000 folks downloaded the book. And since then I’ve been waiting for a multitude of things to happen either separately or simultaneously. In…
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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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Writing Dialogue that Sings
By P.C. Zick @PCZick Dialogue in fiction is essential. Good dialogue is crucial. Nothing kills a book for me like poor dialogue. The plot might be intriguing, the characters worth getting to know, and the setting gorgeous, but if the dialogue is stilted and poorly executed, I’m ready to put the book down. I…
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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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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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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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