Despite the holiday weekend (ahem, Friday to Monday) and despite a few out-of-town jaunts, I’ve written over 20,000 words in a fresh rewrite of a project I started on Saturday, June 26. I needed something to work on while I’m still sending out / waiting on the most recent completed project and switching gears entirely and [...]
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Productivity! I has it.
posted by erin on July 6, 2010
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2010/productivity-i-has-it
A rant about the power of compelling writing.
…and the different emotions and point of view that compelling writing may hopefully illuminate for the consumer. I live in New York City. I take public transportation. I’ve had more colorful and interesting experiences taking the public transit system here than I did back in Pittsburgh (which was technically my first major solo encounter with [...]
posted by erin on February 9, 2010
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2010/a-rant-about-the-power-of-compelling-writing
The first person perspective in fantasy rant
When I was growing up and reading books, I encountered a lot of first person point of view. As a result, I started writing in first person when I was in middle school, thinking clearly that was the best perspective. It took several creative writing classes and a truck load of short stories (and, surprisingly [...]
posted by erin on January 9, 2009
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/first-person-perspective-rant
Chalice by Robin McKinley
I liked it. It’s my first hardcover purchase in who knows how long (I am cheap and proud to admit that I use libraries and second hand books and all of that to get my reader’s appetite fulfilled) and I’m glad I made it. I’ll read it again.
posted by erin on December 12, 2008
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2008/chalice-by-robin-mckinley
