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Rethinking the Tables of Contents
Puntitas’ single writerly act of the day has been to move two poems in one of the books to reflect the change she made to the chapbook. As she read over one of the tables of contents to make sure it h… more →
Puntitas Writes a Commercial Novel
Rethinking the Tables of Contents
puntitas wrote 1 month ago: Puntitas’ single writerly act of the day has been to move two poems in one of the books to reflect t … more →
STORY by Robert McKee
Erik E Stonikas wrote 2 months ago: STORY is a book about the craft of screenwriting. I read during my commute, including the walk. In w … more →
Puntitas Has a Writerly Moment
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puntitas wrote 4 months ago: Puntitas engaged in some writerliness today without planning to. She thinks the secret is that she’s … more →
Less Is More
puntitas wrote 6 months ago: On the recommendations of friends, I’ve been reading more formula fiction than usual. The realizatio … more →
Puntitas Has an Interlude with the Muse
puntitas wrote 7 months ago: A friend and I went to hear Naomi Shihab Nye read her work tonight. She was great. Her poetry is acc … more →
The Muse Is a Flirt
puntitas wrote 9 months ago: Puntitas has been visited by the muse twice this week. The first time was when she read someone else … more →
Building Two Tables of Contents 2
puntitas wrote 1 year ago: This blog is a good thing. Without it, Puntitas would be mired in her perpetual sluggishness. Still … more →
Retolling the Bell
puntitas wrote 1 year ago: I’m reading Hemingway after ten or fifteen years of being away, and it’s like reading a writer who i … more →
Counting Down
puntitas wrote 1 year ago: After much wasteful procrastination, Puntitas has had a productive weekend. She wrote a new poem las … more →
This Ending or That
puntitas wrote 1 year ago: I’ve done very little writing since last post. The main reason is that I’ve had an unusually busy wo … more →
Having a Story Read
puntitas wrote 1 year ago: I had a story workshopped today, and the experience was positive. The piece (about a translator who … more →
Missing Ingredient
puntitas wrote 1 year ago: My two latest reads were recommended by a friend. She’s a fan of the formula romance. For her, the e … more →
In the Details
puntitas wrote 1 year ago: When is a piece of writing ever done? That’s the question I struggle with most. I think things are d … more →
Starting with the Image
puntitas wrote 2 years ago: I’ve had very little inspiration where writing is concerned. Too many other things are cluttering my … more →
When I consider How My Light Is Spent (Some more)
puntitas wrote 2 years ago: Ah, the post partal effluvia has receded. I read my Miltonian sonnet last night, and it has ceased t … more →
Catching a Spark
puntitas wrote 2 years ago: Avoidance seems to work for me. Last night, I thought the weekend would be about Ursula and her knit … more →
Getting to Know the Book
puntitas wrote 2 years ago: The working title is Fat Girl. Yeah, I know, it’s awful and politically incorrect. At the time I sta … more →
