franmason2 minWritingFAKE IT 'TILL YOU MAKE IT!I've just about finished writing my first middle grade novel. It's taken almost three years and it's still not complete (close, though)!...
franmason1 minWritingTO THE MATTRESSESTo the Mattresses: Today, I fought like hell with chapter ten. It was out and out fisticuffs of the cerebral kind.
franmason2 minWritingMETAMORPHOSIS CAN HURT LIKE HELLAt the moment, I am juggling myriad job applications, my novel, other free-lance writing gigs, editing works by my writing partner, and...
franmason1 minWriting38,193My novel currently logs in at 38,193 words. The words, ostensibly, all go together and make sense when read from start to finish.
franmason1 minWritingYES, FLATULENT!I have been fighting with chapter 10 all week. I write something and the writing responds by being banal, redundant, and verbose. How...
franmason1 minWritingGLORIFIED TYPIST?GLORIFIED TYPIST? The last few days have been torture. I am working on chapter 10 of my novel. It’s a very emotional section and has been