Tag: literature

• Finding Joy in Short Stories Again

  

  What’s in a story? (The seed of another effin story, that’s for sure.)

  Vesna Kurilic

  August 5, 2020

  the wolf on, want, write

  books, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, short fiction, short stories, short story, writing

• The Fallacy of Agency (And Other Stuff I Liked in July, 2020)

  

  Midsummer writing recs—which is to say, all over the place.

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 31, 2020

  read, recs, write

  books, creative, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, recs, writing

• The Dreaming Writer’s Imminent Demise (A Working Example)

  

  And then there were five.

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 29, 2020

  plan, want, write

  books, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, genre, literature, shipping, short stories, writing

• It’s a Wrap! Who’s Ready for the Sequel? (Editing Diary 9)

  

  Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to mark the end of the first revision of a brand new novel!

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 21, 2020

  editing diary, revise, write

  art, books, creative writing, creativity, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, revision, writing

• Heartbreak at the End of the Novel

  

  Does it get easier, truly? (And do I even want to know?)

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 15, 2020

  live, revise, write

  books, craft, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, revision, writing

• (Best Laid) Summer Plans for 2020

  

  Here’s to those who plan, not too wisely, know not wisely, but too well…

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 8, 2020

  live, plan, snw, write

  creative writing, creativity, editing, fiction, fiction writing, habits, literature, plans, revision, romance, short fiction, short stories, writing

• Everything’s Easier With a Little Plot (Editing Diary 8)

  

  I fought chapter 18, and… I won?

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 6, 2020

  editing diary, revise, write

  art, books, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, genre, literature, revision, writing

• Carpe Sharknado (and Other Stuff I Liked in June, 2020)

  

  Reading recs, writing recs, shipping recs. Recs recs.

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 30, 2020

  read, recs, write

  books, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, genre, literature, recs, romance, writing

• Letting ‘Bonkers’ Go (Editing Diary Part 7)

  

  Oh, misty eye of the writer’s remorse…

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 29, 2020

  editing diary, live, revise, write

  books, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, language, literature, revision, writing life

• Plush Carpets And Silk Stockings (Editing Diary Part 6)

  

  Pulp or romance? Pulpy romance? …puppy romance?

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 22, 2020

  editing diary, revise, write

  books, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, revision, writing, writing life