Inspiration Game
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 10 Comments »There's no reason writing can't be fun. In fact, it should be fun. But sometimes it seems like it's easy to get mired in the more mundane aspects of writing. Starting today I'm going to try to use about ...
Writing with Style
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 8 Comments »Recently, a non-writer friend critiqued a story for me. I asked him to look it over to check the facts of a subject I'm basically unfamiliar with, but wanted to include in the story. He returned the pages ...
Starting Strong
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 1 Comment »In her contribution to this past weekend's Say it On Saturday, Jodi touched on a favorite subject of mine: Why do so many author's first books, seem to be their best books? Note: this wasn't precisely what Jodi wrote about, it was ...
Commiseration
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | No Comments »Last night I spent a couple of hours at my eldest son's cub scout meeting discussing certain behavioral problems that have cropped up recently. The conversation started between myself and one other father and quickly grew to a roundtable ...
The Hidden Problem with Clichés
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 1 Comment »If you've written for more than a few pages, or listened to any writing advice in your life, you are already aware that clichés can drain the creative force from your writing faster than almost anything. But you've likely ...
What Fears Tell Us
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 11 Comments »I had a lot of fun reading everyone's responses to last week's post. So as I am currently battling a spate of cluster headaches, I thought I'd throw another fun post out there for everyone. What we're afraid of can ...
Out of the Closet
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 11 Comments »Monday was a rough day---a sick kid, a last-minute trip to the doctor, and a lot of hurry up and wait. So, and as I sit here, at my desk, late in the night, I find that I am ...
Truth in Strange Places
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 3 Comments »While watching football this past Sunday I was subjected to promos for the new FOX game show where contestants get hooked up to a lie detector and asked a barrage of sure to lead to divorce questions. And while ...
