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Following My Friend

Posted on February 3, 2013 by erikawilson

I wish I could write like my friend Indigo. He’s just started up his own blog and as happens whenever I read his writing, I was blown away by his style, his wit, and his fearless honesty. Unlike me, he … Continue reading →

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Why Will? (Shakespeare, that is)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by erikawilson

It took me a looong time to learn to appreciate Shakespeare, but I’m slow that way. We read bits of the plays in high school English class and acted out scenes (badly). In college we read the plays out loud, … Continue reading →

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Why Edit?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by erikawilson

Editing…honestly I’m a rotten editor. I don’t know how people do it. It’s a *little* easier going over someone else’s work – hearing the sound of an inconsistent voice or falling into obvious plot holes – but determining the objective … Continue reading →

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Why Love a Lie?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by erikawilson

Fiction is like a magic act. Making something appear to happen that doesn’t really happen. Like a magician, the writer uses the mind’s propensity to create a cohesive narrative from our sensory inputs, in order to create a reality that … Continue reading →

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Why publish?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by erikawilson

When we put so much time, effort, and – if we’re doing it right – ourselves into our writing, it’s hard not to yearn for a sense of validation beyond our own quiet sense of achievement. Perhaps some of us … Continue reading →

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What makes writing fun?

Posted on October 29, 2011 by erikawilson

So what makes writing fun? Ursula K. LeGuin wrote in one of her fine, inspiring essays, that there were three parts to writing: planning, writing, editing. I think the ‘fun’ element is different for each of these. Planning – this … Continue reading →

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Why write, II

Posted on September 5, 2011 by erikawilson

All writing is good writing, even the stuff that doesn’t quite work. I tend to contemplate and discard stuff through mental mastication, but there is something fundamental about getting it out where you can take a good look at it … Continue reading →

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Why Dragons?

Posted on July 30, 2011 by erikawilson

I’ve read a lot of dragon stories. From Middle-Earth to Earth-sea, from the skies of Pern to the desert of Saphier. They’re big, bad, colorful and breathe fire. Very obvious and eye-catching. They also have a habit of collecting treasure, … Continue reading →

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Why Blog?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by erikawilson

Why Blog? I’m currently reading a biography of Montaigne. I think he would have been a big-time blogger. Probably even a Tweeter, but I’m not going there. The point of this attempt at blogging is to hone and practice my … Continue reading →

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Why write?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by erikawilson

“Whatever voice comes from the heart and expresses truth with unselfish passion, it cannot help but awaken an echo of the divine that resides in all of us.” Continue reading →

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