You must read Ralph Fletcher.
If you fancy yourself a writer, then you really must read Ralph Fletcher. I only wish I’d read his work when I was a kid. Here are a few insights from this marvelous text:
What is a writer’s notebook? It’s nota diary, where you record mundane daily occurrences. It rained today. I [...]
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You must read Ralph Fletcher.
According to Fletcher, the secret of writing is that there is not secret. There is a process, but not “the one and only process” that every writer must follow. You’ll need to work out what your process involves. Some writers prewrite pages and pages of stuff. Others jump in and then [...]