Tag Archives: writers

Finding a Publisher

Posted on October 25, 2018 by mitchteemley

Oh, the humanity: Am I the only writer who fears he’s lost the magic every time he sits down at a keyboard?  Ah, but then what made me think I had any magic to begin with? Writers wear two conflicting … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Writer

Posted on July 17, 2018 by mitchteemley

“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.” ~E.L. Doctorow     “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~Maya Angelou “Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. As you get … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: On Universality

Posted on April 9, 2018 by mitchteemley

There may be writers who want to alienate their readers. (I can’t think of any, off-hand, perhaps because they’ve been so successful in achieving their goal.) But the rest of us want to draw our readers in. We want them … Continue reading →

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Gradual Miracles

Posted on March 6, 2018 by mitchteemley

The good news was that my comedy monster movie had been greenlighted (received financing)! The not-so-good news was that the producers wanted me to relocate the story to America and, thus, reinvent all of the characters. Oy! I sort of … Continue reading →

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Starting Work on that new Manuscript

Posted on March 5, 2018 by mitchteemley

Started working on that new project today.

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Tips for Writers: Write What You Know?

Posted on February 23, 2018 by mitchteemley

A successful writer friend once went tiradical on me when I mentioned the literary admonition, “Write what you know.” “I hate that!” she shouted. “Why?” “It restricts you! What if you want to write about something you’ve never experienced?” Interestingly, … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Trust the Story

Posted on September 29, 2017 by mitchteemley

Experience is the most effective teacher (I learned more Spanish in three days in Barcelona than I did in two years of high school Spanish class). But one of the most interesting things about the human psyche is that we’re … Continue reading →

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Choose!

Posted on November 8, 2016 by mitchteemley

“Changing is what people do when they have no options left.”  ~Holly Black “The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.”  ~Rick Riordan “You can’t control your fate by refusing to make choices. I didn’t discover my destiny until I … Continue reading →

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7 Views on Writing

Posted on August 20, 2016 by mitchteemley

Hey, remember that scene where the alien bursts out of the guy’s chest?  “If a story is in you, it has to come out.”  ~William Faulkner Write without restraint! And then…restrain, restrain, restrain. “Write drunk, edit sober.”  ~Ernest Hemingway You can’t … Continue reading →

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Freestyle Writing Challenge

Posted on June 5, 2015 by mitchteemley

So my friend Author Erika Kind nominated me for the Freestyle Writing Challenge!  Woo-hoo!  Yay! What?  Thank you, Erika, for honoring me and/or cooking my goose (possibly both).  Erika is a  glass-is-half-full sort of girl who generates more positive energy than … Continue reading →

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