Way back in January I talked a little bit about playing karate with my little girl. At the time I had all kinds of things to say about her learning respect and trust and large motor skills all in one little activity. At the time, I referred to it as one of her favorite games [...]
At long last, I’m going to fulfill a promise made weeks ago. I’m going to teach you some storytelling terminology. As I admitted to Joshua Unruh yesterday, I tend to work off a couple different writing glossaries that use some overlapping but non-identical terms. That means when I say “plot point” in one context it [...]
Okay, I’ve been mentioning my Master of Professional Writing program left and right, but I want to say up front that full credit for the information in this week’s and next week’s posts goes to Deborah Chester. She’s the professor teaching my Writing the Novel class, and a lot of these ideas come straight out [...]
I love my job. Have I mentioned that? Well, let me mention it here and now: I love my job. I get to write, I get to read what my Writers Tribe writes, and I get to read all sorts of books in all sorts of genres. It’s exactly the job for me, and I [...]
Filed in For Fun
|
Also tagged Character, Cubby Greenwich, Dean Koontz, Grimbald and Clotilda, Milo, Point of View, Relentless, Shearman Waxx, Storytelling, Vivian Norby, Writer's Tribe
|
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
I’m a big believer in prewriting. I design my stories, building them with care before I even start writing. Somebody once said even the best battle plan only lasts until the first shot is fired (or something to that effect). It certainly applies to writing. Stories change in the telling. It’s just part of the [...]
Filed in For Fun
|
Also tagged Annabelle Grace, Courtney Cantrell, Creative Writing, Daily Writing, Marble Statue, NaNoWriMo, Prewriting, Storytelling, The Human Condition, Trish Pogue, Unstressed Syllables
|
