by Cooper West | Apr 13, 2015 | Writing, Writing Process
One of THE MOST IMPORTANT lessons being involved with fanfiction taught me is to simply write what I love to write. This seems like one of the most obvious messages out there, but it’s also the last thing that writers are encouraged to do. While lip service is paid to...
by Cooper West | Jul 29, 2013 | Writing Industry
What do you love to read? The same thing, all the time? Me neither. Nor do I like to write that way, but I’ve found that there is a certain constraint I need to be aware of, which actually works to my advantage. So, there are 1000 different flavors to...
by Cooper West | Jul 31, 2012 | Editorial, Writing Industry
I really don’t want this space to become yet another blog about writing; there are plenty of excellent ones already out there, and I don’t feel qualified to teach/lead people in their writing careers, and I’ve got plenty else going on in my life to...
by Cooper West | May 21, 2012 | Editorial, Writing Industry
In all the talk going on about agency pricing and legacy publishers and indies and self-publishing phenoms, one aspect that generally gets ignored is the psychological affect that the legacy system had on newbie writers. Now, this isn’t a rant about how unfairly...
by Cooper West | Apr 24, 2012 | Modus Operandi, Writing Process
Today was spent wandering around looking for excuses to go outdoors, because it was gorgeous. High in the mid-70F range, low humidity, bright sun…these are the days when Florida is tolerable! But I still had to work, and then do some research at the library, and...
