By Your Salonniere At negative one draft, meaning the number of drafts that have come to fruition has been too … More
Category: Little Debauches
Tell me about the last person you kissed; or getting to know your characters, every hurt, flaw, and mistake
By Your Salonniere Found on Tumblr by heroineoftheperipheral, these questions seem like excellent ways to know your characters better. Perhaps … More
Writing Exercise: Using the template of “The History of the Moleskine notebook”
By Your Salonniere You may be familiar with the history of the Moleskine notebook since enclosed within each bound journal … More
Blowing Up the Teapot, Part II: Destroy Your Idols
By Your Salonniere Who makes up your literary ancestry? Which authors stand as your lettered godparents, your artistic aunts and … More
Chapters & Scenes, Part II
By Your Salonniere We like to believe that perfection sprouts effortlessly from our mind like the great goddess and warrior … More
Blowing Up the Teapot or How E.M. Forster Jinxed My Writing, Part I
By Your Salonniere Since early teen years the quiet battle between the Schlegel sisters with their bohemian ideals matched against … More
Considering Chapters and Scenes, Part I: Thinking in words instead of page count is like learning to speak and live in a foreign country
By Your Salonniere In a past conversation about the arduous task of novel-writing, the talented writer Mary Volmer firmly emphasized … More
