On Writing | Vicki Hinze

JUSTICE

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 25, 2008 | On Writing

Inside us all, there is a deep-seated need to know justice. We see injustice and it unsettles us, makes us wonder what’s wrong with the world and those in it that they can’t see the wrongs and seemingly don’t try to avoid them. We ache for others who are victims of...

Art vs Bottom-Line

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 24, 2008 | On Writing

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… Writing is an art. The artist creates a world, peoples it, and draws readers into that world through the senses so that they might experience the story. Writers write for as many different reasons as there are types of...

CAN’T FAKE THE MAGIC

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 22, 2008 | On Writing

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… A writer asked me a question yesterday that I’ve been asked many times: “Of everything you’ve learned about writing, what is the most important thing? What’s the secret?” My response: “The magic.” That answer was as simple to me...

THE PROFESSIONAL MARRIAGE

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 15, 2008 | On Writing

“What should I look for in a professional relationship?” I’m asked that question often, and my response is always that the first thing to look for is within. It is how you view the relationship. Many will say your editor isn’t your friend. My experience says I’ve been...

WRITER’S BLOCK

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 14, 2008 | On Writing

©2008, Vicki Hinze Once, I believed that Writer’s Block did not exist. Sincerely, truly, and—I thought—irrevocably. Then, I woke up. Actually, that wake-up call came in the form of it being pointed out to me that soldiers who go to war...

TIP FROM THE TRENCH: VISION TO PAGE

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 12, 2008 | On Writing

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… We dream, we write. We’re excited or enthused and we attempt to translate the vision in our head onto the page. We get it down. We’ve manifested the vision. Then we go back and read what we’ve written. In our minds, we see the...