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Re: How to avoid copycatting?
DON'T READ!? A scary thought. I guess taking a break from reading would make sense from that perspective...I guess. I tend to read tons of different authors at the same ...
Aug 14, 2010 -
Re: Do you remember your first story that you wrote?
There are 2 I wrote in the timespan of a week in the fourth grade. I don't remember which one came first, though. One (the one I like more) was ...
Aug 14, 2010 -
Re: Am I too cruel to my characters?
I don't think there's a such thing as "too cruel" as long as the cruelty happens for a purpose. If a person is brutally tortured just for the sake of ...
Aug 13, 2010 -
Re: Music while you write?
I always listen to music, but only with distorted, difficult to understand lyrics. Cocteau Twins are my band of choice for this very reason.
Aug 13, 2010 -
Re: How to avoid copycatting?
So, a few months ago, I made a disturbing development while rereading a short story I had written: I was copycatting Haruki Murakami. It really upset me, because I had ...
Aug 13, 2010
