Push and Pull

I’ve been reading a lot lately, which means I haven’t been writing a lot lately. In theory, it seems like it’s a good idea to read a lot in hopes of improving my writing – but for me, it hasn’t worked out that way so much, at least not in the short run.

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What I'm reading now

My local branch library has twice as many books on fly-fishing as it has on writing. Given my limited choices, I checked out How to Write and Sell Your First Novel by Collier and Leighton. Here’s # 5 from their “Seven Do’s” Checklist: “Do type with a new, black ribbon so    [Continue reading]