Archive for 'The Writing Process'
Flesch-Kincaid and other “readability” metrics
Well, I had come accross the Flesch-Kincaid readability tests before - both the 0 to 100 and US grade school levels - but I never put them into practice or thought too long about them. But, can it be a useful tool for a writer?
I searched the web for some articles where people had applied [...]
Posted: August 9th, 2007 under Creative Writing, The Writing Process.
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Going from “Look - there’s my name” to “This isn’t paying me”
As a published writer of anything - whether fiction, non-fiction, journalism, or whatever - there is that feeling of getting your 15-minutes of fame. “Look Mam, there’s my name in this glossy magazine. Look Dad, I actually wrote those words”. It probably sustains you for the next couple of articles (or short stories, poems, etc). [...]
Posted: June 11th, 2007 under Creative Writing, Journalism, Non-Fiction, Publishing, The Writing Process, Writing.
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Staying on course
Several times over the past few weeks I have begun to write what I hope will turn out to be long stories - novellas, novels, or whatever. However, I have found it difficult to commit to a long story once I have gotten about 5 - 15 pages in (when I mention page on this [...]
Posted: June 11th, 2007 under Creative Writing, The Writing Process, Writing.
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A place and time to write
Writing is a solitary business. To get anywhere, you need to treat it like a proper profession with a fixed timetable and a place of work. If like me you have a full-time job taking up nearly 40 hours of your week (not to mention the hour spent in the car travelling and the hour [...]
Posted: May 3rd, 2007 under The Writing Process, Writing.
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