Once I do, I'm going to tell them everything I can tell them. Writers should know, most of all, that writing is rewriting, she said. You have to accept criticism. You have to be able to let someone else look at your work and tell you what they think, and listen. You take one scene, one chapter, and go over it again and again and again and again.
Writing has a rhythm and cadence.
If it's right, it rings right and rings true. I'm a total, complete, driving perfectionist. Rosenberg believes in the proverbial muse, an inspired creativity. Without it, I don't think we could talk, I don't think I could tie my shoes or walk across the room. And she also believes in the physical ritual of putting finger tips to keys, though chronic back pain makes long days at the keyboard difficult, at best.