by Chris Watson | Jan 4, 2020 | The Writing Process
It’s amazing how you can fall into patterns that aren’t recognizable when you’re writing disconnected chapters over the space of a year or so. It’s only when you see the whole thing from front to back (and new eyes look at it as well) that you discover an unfortunate...
by Chris Watson | Jun 7, 2019 | The Writing Process
OK, here’s how the retreat wrapped up Days: 6 with the first one really spent figuring out how I was going to organize myself and write during this retreat (harder than it sounds), and 5 focused on serious writing and revision New words written: 25,000+ Words reviewed...
by Chris Watson | Jun 3, 2019 | The Writing Process
The Belding Memorial Library in Ashfield uses the Star Trek Original Series red alert audio clip for their book scanner to alert them to incorrect scans. Best little library EVER! And here’s something you don’t hear every day – “Hey guys, be careful walking around...
by Chris Watson | Jun 2, 2019 | The Writing Process
Well, I’m deep into the second full day of my writing retreat at Wellspring House in Ashfield, MA, the town where everyone knows your name (if you live here) and cell phones don’t work. At my wife’s urging, I research writing retreat opportunities and...
