the craft. the long game of book writing.

As a generation, many of us are used to instant gratification. I mean there is literally an app for everything, we type random questions in Google day in and day out and get answers, and people in our lives are literally accessible to us every minute of the day. Remember when you left home and people could not reach you until you returned? What a world. But books, well, somehow they have maintained the beauty of the long game, and while AI may change some of the time it takes in the future, on this day, it is still a journey.

processAshley M. ColemanJune 8, 2024writing, novel writing, writing processComment

the craft. word choice.

Words, words, words. I can’t help but think about the importance of words while I’m in this revising process. It seems obvious that words would be at the forefront of this thing we all do, but there is so much depth to the possibilities when it comes to words. How we put them together, which ones we choose, all come together to build our approach and style.

the craftAshley M. ColemanJanuary 7, 2023writing, word choice, novel writing, journalism