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When proofreading becomes procrastination

When proofreading becomes procrastination

by christawojo@gmail.com | Jun 4, 2021 | Dear Writer, Kerouac's Writing Tips, Self-editing

Photo by Alex Green on Pexels.com Remove literary, grammatical and syntactical inhibitionJack Kerouac Do you proofread as you write? Whenever spell check underlines something in its taunting red line, I immediately want to make it disappear. I know this interrupts my...
Describing the mental movie

Describing the mental movie

by christawojo@gmail.com | Jun 1, 2019 | Dear Writer, Kerouac's Writing Tips

We talked about bookmovies before, but before we develop our book for the screen, we need to accurately describe the mental movie in our heads. This is so much harder than it sounds. How do we create the emotions we feel when we think about our story? How do we...
No one can write like you

No one can write like you

by christawojo@gmail.com | May 31, 2019 | Dear Writer, Kerouac's Writing Tips

I’m not going to elaborate here. YOU are the only YOU on this planet. Only YOU can write what you write. YOU’RE A GENIUS ALL THE TIME. *drops the mic* Happy Writing! –Christa Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Getting out of the writing rut

Getting out of the writing rut

by christawojo@gmail.com | May 30, 2019 | Dear Writer, Kerouac's Writing Tips

If you’ve been writing for a while, you might notice that much of your writing is similar. Character-types repeat. Themes replay over and over. Settings and atmosphere don’t vary much. This is good when starting out. You settle into your voice, genre, and...
Sometimes, writing is all we’ve got

Sometimes, writing is all we’ve got

by christawojo@gmail.com | May 29, 2019 | Dear Writer, Kerouac's Writing Tips

Do you believe in the afterlife? What is our purpose here? Will our consciousness survive the death of our body? No one is sure about what happens after we take our last breath. It can leave us confused, depressed, and maybe even a little bitter. Humans cope with the...
Your book as a movie

Your book as a movie

by christawojo@gmail.com | May 28, 2019 | Dear Writer, Kerouac's Writing Tips

Would your book make a good movie? I grew up obsessed with movies. Even though I love to binge on series, I still I prefer to watch movies over any other kind of video format. I think most writers write from a mental movie that plays inside their heads. We fantasize...
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