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A Writer's Essential Tools
Posted on February 5, 2023 by
Franklyn Helfinstine
Every writer needs certain tools to perform the task to be a writer.For a few, this is a simple range of equipment, basically paper and a writing instrument--a pencil or pen--and nothing more some require a typewriter or perhaps a computer and nothing more while still others require a special place with a particular ambiance--quiet, vocals, lighting, a cushty desk and chair, and a particular beverage--coffee, tea, etc...
Mumblings
Posted on December 17, 2022 by
Franklyn Helfinstine
The self-indulgent writer listens and then the mumblings of sycophants, toadies, and flatterers, thus failing woefully to heed the valid criticisms of editors, critiquers, and reviewers.Since improvement involves enough time to examine, to edit, to revise, also to rewrite, the self-indulgent writer avoids or neglects to get this done.All writing could be enhanced by revision and review: a big change in viewpoint, a big change in syntax, a big change in syntax, or perhaps a change in design...
Talent or Toil
Posted on February 9, 2022 by
Franklyn Helfinstine
As in every endeavors, toil is essential to succeed and much more so on paper.Work or its habit may be the mother of talent.A writer must labor over his craft until it becomes strength, and the only path the writer can form this efficacy is by working at it, sitting at one's desk or computer and writing.Like any work, this involves the expenditure of time--time spent writing, time spent thinking, time spent practicing the craft of writing, and time spent deliberating in what to create and how exactly to write it...