The resourceful Auria Cortes showed me this cool meme called the Thursday Thirteen. Through the week I compile thirteen things on my mind and it gets published on, you guessed it, Thursdays. So here goes my first shot at this. Enjoy. Thirteen Things about writing by Aaron Crocco 1. Editing can be rough but easy… Continue reading Thursday Thirteen #129
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The Elusive Title
My untitled story has troubled me in the sense that I have never had problems naming my stories. My struggle has always been with character names but not so in this novel nor in Mars. I have just been referring to it as the untitled story and even the file itself on my computer is… Continue reading The Elusive Title
16 Pages To Go
I finally banged out some editing last night. I went from page 100 to page 106, leaving me with only 16 pages left to edit. The pages I went through last night definitely need some tweaking and I may even drop half of a chapter because it doesn’t seem to do anything and is a… Continue reading 16 Pages To Go
LOLCats
LOL Cats takes some time to explain. Don’t ask. I came across this one and thought it was perfect. Again, don’t ask. Just laugh. 🙂
Free Writing Perspective
Sometimes when thinking about writing in general, odd things will pop into my head. One such thing was me remembering my writing classes I took back in high school. We did many writing exercises that included free writing. One of the shorts I came out with was a memoir based on one of my favorite… Continue reading Free Writing Perspective
Formatting
I was browsing the Absolute Write FAQ on formatting manuscripts for submission. This FAQ is really interesting, as it goes through all the nitty-gritty questions that many people (including myself) have. Here’s one of the top tips I found there: Chapter Start Point Definition: When beginning a new chapter, the point on the page where… Continue reading Formatting
Cloverfield Stole 90 Minutes From Me
Cloverfield is the big new J.J. Abrams movie that takes place in New York. Without giving anything away, it’s a monster movie shot in the POV of some residents. It follows their experiences with this whole thing. For a movie with so much underground hype and a big name behind it, I expected more. I… Continue reading Cloverfield Stole 90 Minutes From Me
Lyrically Speaking
I’ve mentioned in the past that music is something that helps inspire me to write. I want to share some of these songs with you because even if you don’t like the melodies, you should be able to appreciate the poetry. My favorite band of all time, The Smashing Pumpkins, have a catalog of songs… Continue reading Lyrically Speaking
Just Write BlogCarnival (edition eight)
I’ve found that there are people out there who give out great writing advice and tips. One of these publications is out every week and I’ve decided I’ll post about it and try to contribute. While I’m not in this edition, I’m aiming to be in next weeks. Watch for it on Friday! Welcome to… Continue reading Just Write BlogCarnival (edition eight)
I’ve Got Nothing
So for the past few days I’ve been talking about editing. I’ve been thinking about editing. I’ve been living and breathing editing. How’s my story coming? I haven’t edited in almost six days. What the hell??? Live and such gets in the way along with that pesky need to sleep, work, eat, etc. I was… Continue reading I’ve Got Nothing