by Jim Stitzel | Oct 9, 2006 | Writing
I’ve “mentioned”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/2006/08/08/pardon-me-but/ before that it’s sometimes hard to take a critique on your work. Your story is your baby. You’re proud of it, so you want everyone else to be proud of it, too. And...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 8, 2006 | Writing
I’m at a point in my writing where I think I need to establish a more specific set of goals. I feel like I’ve stagnated a bit where I am, so it’s time to raise the bar a little. In no particular order: Submit one short story a month. The only way to...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 8, 2006 | Writing
I have discovered that being critiqued (and edited) is a bit like being caught with your fly down. Someone else is pointing out what should have been obvious, and it’s profoundly embarrassing. It’s amazing how much comes out of a critique, things that you...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 5, 2006 | Writing
I snuck up on it and stabbed it in the back. There was lots of screaming and a little bit of gore. It died stubbornly, and when it had stopped twitching, I set it on fire and let it burn down to a pile of smoldering ash. I had to; there was no other choice. It was the...
