by SMThornton | Oct 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
Bane’s blog post tonight got me thinking about how long it takes each of us to write our novels. I’ve read of some people who can pound out a book in a few months (Stephen King) and others who take years (Sue Monk Kidd) to complete their masterpieces. And...
by SMThornton | Oct 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just finished Stephen King’s book On Writing and have to say I really enjoyed it. (Thanks, Judith!) I’ve got several how-to writing books on my shelves that were cracked open and put aside to fulfill their secondary job as dust collectors. A how-to...
by SMThornton | Aug 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Someone needs to tell my principal that it’s incredibly inconvenient to expect me to teach American history to 125 teenagers when I’m supposed to be writing. But whoever mentions that should also mention that I still want direct deposit for my paychecks....
by SMThornton | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been writing the second to last chapter of my book for a few days now. Everything was humming along quite nicely- I had the rough plot outlined in my head and a couple scenes that I’d been envisioning for months now. I plugged away, got those two...
by SMThornton | Jul 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Almost a year and a half ago, I started writing a novel. It’s been a long (and sometimes painful) process, but I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel now that I’m close to the 400 page mark.Writing a novel is a big change for me-...
