Wordgrove Post & Review

Quoted in the Grove:
I think all writing is a disease. You can’t stop it.
~William Carlos Williams

Writing is a failure. Writing is not only useless, it’s spoiled paper.
~Padgett Powell

In certain ways writing is a form of prayer.
~Denise Levertov

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Posted from the Grove:
A too-quiet week in the grove. Greenie is away taking care of another’s needs; we wait for Piffin’s return from the borderlands. In the meantime …

How long should a book be to optimize its acceptance in the publishing world? This article covers the range of book lengths (in number of words), for various markets. It does not include information on newer, shorter forms of fiction, but the coverage is otherwise broad and useful
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/word-count-for-novels-and-childrens-books-the-definitive-post

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Prewritten for Thurs (05/29) @6pm PT/9 ET is: space, blind

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@Writers Platform
Glass Table:

~GaryBob: Scratch Paper
The beauty, the promise, the futility of the blank page; the scribbled thoughts, crossed out words and crowded margins of scratch paper; virgin snow and the living river

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Prewritten: immolate, emeritus

~Stejovis: fugitive, gown (last week – qif)

christening gown
below her mother’s breast
little fugitive

~Greymane: Through the Night
The professor man full of brains and the darker conflicts he’s up against; are his questions harder, the answers starker, or the same for any mensch

~BarTalk: the lesson

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Impromptu: leftovers, exquisite

~Greymane: Silent Eyes
The blazing light that falls to earth, the fire that flickers out; hats off (hand over heart), a salute for the star leaving the stage

~BarTalk: Exquisite Leftovers

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Writers in Residence:

~Greymane: Painted Highway
It’s the road with one direction, there’s no turning ’round; she’s gone, the way is lost, but he knows for sure he’ll reach the end

~Mary_Helen:  READ THIS
“Couples … Enjoy a Sundae while relaxing with the Oldies!” (quoted, further directions included in the Rules book by the canvas bench in Wordgrove)

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