I recently caught the movie Jumper on cable (2008) — a bit of Hollywood fluff. One of those movies you tell people to wait for it to come out on DVD. Then out of curiosity, I picked up the novel used as the basis for the movie screenplay, Jumper by Steven Gould. Actually, the word […]
Posts Tagged ‘writing’
A Good Critic Is Hard To Find
Posted: 7th February 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Novel, Publishing, UncategorizedTags: critique, editing, feedback, Inker War, novel, revising, Richard Hacker, writing, writing groups
One of the things many writers will tell you is just how difficult it can be to get good, objective feedback on your writing. We go to workshops, critique groups, editors, readers and others, looking for some feedback. Is the writing clear? Do you get a good sense of the protagonist/antagonist? Is the primary plot […]
Digital Angst
Posted: 25th January 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Digital Media, Novel, Publishing, UncategorizedTags: analog, digital, eBook, fiction, novel, publishing, reading, Richard Hacker, vinyl disks, writing
Unless you’ve been living on a small deserted island somewhere in the Pacific, you’ve seen a tremendous change in the publishing industry over the last few years. I’ve found myself in many conversations around books, bookstores, the big chains, the online retailers, and the medium itself. Before we used to beat each other up over […]
Another Blog? Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: 4th May 2011 by Richard Hacker in CreativityTags: blogging, creativity, Richard Hacker, writer, writing
