by Jocosa Wade | Apr 1, 2020 | Inspiration, Memoir, Snow Queen, Writers life
Remember the memoir?— I’m Not Nora Ephron, But I Might Be Virginia Woolf and Other Mortifying Tales of Writing. If not, you can get caught up by reading I’m Not Nora Ephron- Part 1 & Part 2, and then, come back. Please. It is my fondest wish— this desire for your...
by Jocosa Wade | Mar 26, 2020 | Inspiration, Snow Queen, Writers life, Writing tools
I promise: this post turns out happier than it starts… The world is going to hell in a handbasket, and it’s taking all the energy I have to keep myself from diving in head first. I wrote this to a friend last week, hit send, and immediately wanted to take it back. I’d...
by Jocosa Wade | Feb 27, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration, Snow Queen, whores of negativity, Writers life, Writing tools
In dreamland, I meet up with two female writers. We cross what looks like an oversized patio, or the large entranceway to the Sky Train in Bangkok, where photographers gather to shoot photos or films. We cross the patio and enter an open-air café. The topic of...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 9, 2020 | Inspiration, Memoir, Snow Queen, Writers life
Writers aren’t supposed to talk in detail about their Work-In-Progress. It might jinx the flow, or bring the project to a halt. But I’ve decided to risk pissing off the Snow Queen because, well, the process is driving me a little crazy, and what I’m learning might be...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 2, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration, Snow Queen, whores of negativity, Writers life, Writing tools
Confession— I never thought about punctuation until I read The Hours by Michael Cunningham. The way he uses a semi-colon is damn sexy. I wanted that for my writing. Unaware of semi-colon rules, I tossed them into paragraphs willy-nilly until a writing teacher set me...
