Mark Noce Stories
Notes on Mark's latest writing endeavors, alongside other creative authors in the community.
April 10, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Do you like playing with language? Maybe you have a competitive streak and like word games you can play with friends? Ever wonder how many words contain…
Read more of “Scrabble…A Writer’s Game”April 5, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I’ve been fortunate enough to have plenty of literary agents read over my manuscript, and although I got plenty of enthusiasm back I didn’t get any…
Read more of “Insecure Writer’s Day”April 3, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I won’t deny it. I love books with multiple points-of-view. Not only do I love reading such books, I like to write stories with multiple POVs. However,…
Read more of “How Do You Feel About Multiple POVs?”March 29, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Ready for another season of hot dogs and garlic fries? Can’t wait to see the best pitchers, fielders, and hitters in the world compete? Me too. Major…
Read more of “Opening Day!”March 27, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE First-person perspective or third? Which do you prefer to read? Which do you prefer to write? I’ve always considered myself a mostly third-person type…
Read more of “First-Person or Third-Person…Benefits and Drawbacks”March 22, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Do you like to read multiple genres? Who doesn’t? But do you know any published authors who write multiple genres? Inevitably agents and publishers…
Read more of “Writing in Multiple Genres”March 20, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Ever want to retreat to the woods to commune with nature and write in peace? The bustle and hustle of modern life not quite as charming amidst all the…
Read more of “Getting Walden-ish…”March 15, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE At a writer’s conference I recently attended, an employee in the publishing industry confided in me that agents and publishers rarely sign new authors…
Read more of “To MFA or Not To MFA?”March 13, 2012
Training to be a writer is kind of like training for a triathlon. You need to spend hours every day writing, editing, reading, and then actually experiencing life to make sure you continue to be…
Read more of “Spicing Up Your Writing Schedule”March 8, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I’ve been getting lots of helpful feedback from both critique partners and professional editors I’ve met. I actually have found the feedback from my…
Read more of “Insecure Writer’s Day”
