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Tag: writing
Field Studies: The Beginnings of Heartache Harry
In The Floozies of Fate, my protagonist, Marty, falls for a guy named Heartache Harry. People often ask me where my ideas come from. Here’s one example: When I was in college my roommate and I hung out at a bar near campus. We were pals with the guys that worked there and spent a […]
My Writing Life: The Beginning or “How to Bore Your Reader and Send Them Fleeing to a Better Blog”
By Sherry Siska So, somewhere along about 1993, while working in marketing for a fiber optics company, I rekindled my interest in writing. One of my colleagues had earned her Master’s degree in writing and wrote lots of short stories and such. She convinced me to attend a conference at a local college. Writing a […]
Writing is Fighting: Conquer Fear of the Blank Page
Why you need to get out of your own way and just let the words come out without judging
Be Fearless: Drown Out the Killer Voices and Embrace your Destiny
By Sherry Siska Don’t be gettin’ above your raisin’, now, you hear? Well, don’t you think you’re little Miss High-and-Mighty? Did you see her, running around, thinking she’s all that and a bag of chips? Just who the heck does she think she is, Miss America or something? It took me a really long time […]
Plotting a Murder: What Happens at the Intersection of Writing and Running
By Sherry Siska For me, writing and running are intertwined. In fact, the quickest way from nothing to novel is through running. I used to run with a mp3 player and a playlist heavy on songs about running. Then there came a blistering hot September and I was back at school. The best way to […]