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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

April 14th, 2008

How Do You Actually Write?

How do you actually get your writing work done on any given day. I realized I’m not sure how I do it, so I thought I’d chronicle at least part of it here.
I need to generate a new chapter for a client. We know what it’s going to be about and the point, but the […]

By Anne Wayman -- 13 comments

March 11th, 2008

What Set of Keystrokes Closes Firefox?

D**n! It happened again. I had almost completed a post here and did something funny on the keyboard and wham! It’s all gone! Okay, I know. Most would tell me I shouldn’t draft directly in WordPress, but I do because it’s fast. At least it’s fast if I don’t lose the post. And sure, I […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

March 6th, 2008

When Is It Good Enough?

I’m working on the second rewrite of the first two chapters of a new book for a client. The first pass, which was only a page or two, did not go over well. I’m deliberately making this one much longer… about 8 pages so far (double spaced)… because I think that’s what it will take […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

May 17th, 2007

My Grandson Writes!

Last night I had dinner with my oldest son (the tech writer) and his delightful family. My grandson, the 6th grader, had a writing assignment he was having trouble with so his father asked me to do a bit of coaching. What a joy!
His goal was to draft a feature article on J.K. Rowling’s and […]

By Anne Wayman -- 5 comments