The 7-Day Blog Post Challenge with short videos (3-4 minutes) is on Day #6, but all the daily ideas are in the archives on the right side-bar of my website click here. Tonight’s post will be a tip on philosophical disagreement, scene, and dialogue featuring Anne Ayers Koch and Thad Binkley. See you there, Julaina […]
Plot Arc Is Important For Personal Stories
When you are crafting a life experience that you will include in a talk you’re giving or if you are writing a short story about something that happened to you, do you use the plot arc? Our aim is to build an upward slope from the beginning, peak it at the climax, and […]
Grace Paley, a “combative pacifist and a cooperative anarchist”
In an interesting article written by Leora Skolkin-Smith, she states: “Grace Paley was a known pacifist and, also, a famous short story-writer. She enjoyed being referred to as a “combative pacifist and a cooperative anarchist”. “Grace Paley was not extreme in either her pacifism or her sense of government as reliably unreliable in […]
Tap Into Your Creativity To Repurpose Your Content
Are you repurposing content? It can save you a lot of time so you can write fresh ideas or have extra time to enjoy yourself. For instance, my book, Written Across the Genres, has stories, essays, poetry, and novel excerpts in a variety of genres. I’m creating an on-line course about using stories to increase […]
Write An eBook In A Weekend
The calendar said it was June, but it felt like November during National Novel Writing Month. A 50,000 word novel in 30 days is intense. I’ve done it for about five years and I’m still editing those books. Hada’s Fog which I am blogging here came from NaNoWriMo (see menu above). Donna Kozik’s Write an […]
Creativity Needs Space, Clear Clutter
A photo I shared on Facebook scared me about clutter, especially in my writing space. The photo is on my May 22nd Facebook post. Click here. I consulted with Diane Halfman, professional organizer, whose talk at Lisa Sasevich’s Bootcamp in San Diego inspired me. I told her I’m embarrassed about the piles of books and […]
A Story’s Promise Involves A Human Need
In a previous post, I explained the difference between a hook and a promise . The promise, directly or indirectly or through metaphor, is on the first page of a story. If you want to review the examples I gave click here. The promise runs through the novel or short story to a satisfying resolution. […]