John Baker’s Blog

What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
When I started writing (short stories) I used to carry a notebook around and make endless notes: ideas for current works in progress; ideas for new stories; overheard conversations. I still carry a notebook but rarely make notes. They tend now to be from books [...]

What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
Phases for writing follow a person’s life-phases fairly predictably, I think. A writer begins by reading as many great books as every day allows. More than that, he or she must write past the bell, wringing every last bit of spirit remaining after that day or [...]

What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
 
In my naïve youth, I used to think authors wrote books chapter by chapter. I also thought they wrote the book, sent it to a publisher, and it got printed as is. Having become an author, I soon realised that books are written in snatches, sometimes [...]