Jerry Cleaver writes in Immediate Fiction, that story is a heightened sense of reality.
Concentrated with the essence of reality, those essentials that render it authentic, and plausible through character descriptions and the crafted context, story is not reality as we know it. Read the rest of this entry…
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Monday, August 31, 2009
What is Story?
Jerry Cleaver writes in Immediate Fiction, that story is a heightened sense of reality.
Concentrated with the essence of reality, those essentials that render it authentic, and plausible through character descriptions and the crafted context, story is not reality as we know it. Read the rest of this entry…
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Concentrated with the essence of reality, those essentials that render it authentic, and plausible through character descriptions and the crafted context, story is not reality as we know it. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/LiBye
What is Story?
Jerry Cleaver writes in Immediate Fiction, that story is a heightened sense of reality.
Concentrated with the essence of reality, those essentials that render it authentic, and plausible through character descriptions and the crafted context, story is not reality as we know it. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/GZpBW
Concentrated with the essence of reality, those essentials that render it authentic, and plausible through character descriptions and the crafted context, story is not reality as we know it. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/GZpBW
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Radio Show | Author, Phillip Wilhite
Author Phillip Wilhite, discusses his debut novel, “Surviving Chadwick“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/dwPEM
So tune in.
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Radio Show | Author, Phillip Wilhite
Author Phillip Wilhite, discusses his debut novel, “Surviving Chadwick“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/SX64g
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/SX64g
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Swimming
During vacation I made a point of making sure I went into the ocean each day, just wading. Marine therapy is so good for the body and soul.
I also went swimming during that time. It was great. Exercise and deep breathing deepens my sleep.
I slept a lot during our vacation. I dreamed a lot too. Dreams always forecast a creative period for me. Experiencing them lets us know we are truly resting. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/YAHd8
I also went swimming during that time. It was great. Exercise and deep breathing deepens my sleep.
I slept a lot during our vacation. I dreamed a lot too. Dreams always forecast a creative period for me. Experiencing them lets us know we are truly resting. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/YAHd8
Swimming
During vacation I made a point of making sure I went into the ocean each day, just wading. Marine therapy is so good for the body and soul.
I also went swimming during that time. It was great. Exercise and deep breathing deepens my sleep.
I slept a lot during our vacation. I dreamed a lot too. Dreams always forecast a creative period for me. Experiencing them lets us know we are truly resting. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/YIApL
I also went swimming during that time. It was great. Exercise and deep breathing deepens my sleep.
I slept a lot during our vacation. I dreamed a lot too. Dreams always forecast a creative period for me. Experiencing them lets us know we are truly resting. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/YIApL
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Once Discovered, What Then?
“Every book, or body of writing, is a new experience,” explains author, and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark. “Each work holds its own internal structure, that says, ‘This is how you read me.’”
The opening of a novel or story must be explicit in revealing this. Presenting a confusing pattern or one that lacks this information loses the reader, and prevents them from engaging with the characters and story. Read the rest of this entry…
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The opening of a novel or story must be explicit in revealing this. Presenting a confusing pattern or one that lacks this information loses the reader, and prevents them from engaging with the characters and story. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/qN5kh
Once Discovered, What Then?
A treasure :-) by ( Torsten )--2418662918_61c915f61e“Every book, or body of writing, is a new experience,” explains author, and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark. “Each work holds its own internal structure, that says, ‘This is how you read me.’”
The opening of a novel or story must be explicit in revealing this. Presenting a confusing pattern or one that lacks this information loses the reader, and prevents them from engaging with the characters and story. Read the rest of this entry…“Every book, or body of writing, is a new experience,” explains author, and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark. “Each work holds its own internal structure, that says, ‘This is how you read me.’”
The opening of a novel or story must be explicit in revealing this. Presenting a confusing pattern or one that lacks this information loses the reader, and prevents them from engaging with the characters and story. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/5Af0p
The opening of a novel or story must be explicit in revealing this. Presenting a confusing pattern or one that lacks this information loses the reader, and prevents them from engaging with the characters and story. Read the rest of this entry…“Every book, or body of writing, is a new experience,” explains author, and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark. “Each work holds its own internal structure, that says, ‘This is how you read me.’”
The opening of a novel or story must be explicit in revealing this. Presenting a confusing pattern or one that lacks this information loses the reader, and prevents them from engaging with the characters and story. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/5Af0p
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Treasure of Reading for Discovery
“Responding to the writing, first at a reader.” That is what author and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark provides the writers, and published authors she coaches.
Having earned a MFA in Writing, and seen her novel, “Shy Girl,” published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in addition to having taught creative writing at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the Pratt and Creative Project Institutes, and UC Santa Cruz has provided Elizabeth a wealth of experience in distinguishing the difference between reading a work as a reader versus a teacher or critic of craft. Read the rest of this entry…
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Having earned a MFA in Writing, and seen her novel, “Shy Girl,” published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in addition to having taught creative writing at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the Pratt and Creative Project Institutes, and UC Santa Cruz has provided Elizabeth a wealth of experience in distinguishing the difference between reading a work as a reader versus a teacher or critic of craft. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/7LDQk
The Treasure of Reading for Discovery
“Responding to the writing, first at a reader.” That is what author and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark provides the writers, and published authors she coaches.
Having earned a MFA in Writing, and seen her novel, “Shy Girl,” published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in addition to having taught creative writing at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the Pratt and Creative Project Institutes, and UC Santa Cruz has provided Elizabeth a wealth of experience in distinguishing the difference between reading a work as a reader versus a teacher or critic of craft. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/oy8N3
Having earned a MFA in Writing, and seen her novel, “Shy Girl,” published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in addition to having taught creative writing at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the Pratt and Creative Project Institutes, and UC Santa Cruz has provided Elizabeth a wealth of experience in distinguishing the difference between reading a work as a reader versus a teacher or critic of craft. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/oy8N3
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Value of Earning a MFA
The jewel in the crown of my experience in earning my MFA lay not in achieving a marked improvement in my writing.
While my MFA thesis went on to be published by a small press, the greatest gift I gave myself in undergoing the rigorous and rugged course of study, was the habit I developed for reading. Read the rest of this entry…
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While my MFA thesis went on to be published by a small press, the greatest gift I gave myself in undergoing the rigorous and rugged course of study, was the habit I developed for reading. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/Xbws1
The Value of Earning a MFA
The jewel in the crown of my experience in earning my MFA lay not in achieving a marked improvement in my writing.
While my MFA thesis went on to be published by a small press, the greatest gift I gave myself in undergoing the rigorous and rugged course of study, was the habit I developed for reading. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/Si6wx
While my MFA thesis went on to be published by a small press, the greatest gift I gave myself in undergoing the rigorous and rugged course of study, was the habit I developed for reading. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/Si6wx
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Radio Show | Elizabeth Stark
Author, and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark discusses the dynamics of planning your writing. She also hosts the blog, Write Where You Want to Be.
Elizabeth Stark is the author of the novel Shy Girl, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1999, in paperback from Seal Press in 2000, and in German from Orlanda Press in 2003.
From: http://ping.fm/mwilE
Elizabeth Stark is the author of the novel Shy Girl, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1999, in paperback from Seal Press in 2000, and in German from Orlanda Press in 2003.
From: http://ping.fm/mwilE
Radio Show | Elizabeth Stark
Author, and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark discusses the dynamics of planning your writing. She also hosts the blog, Write Where You Want to Be.
Elizabeth Stark is the author of the novel Shy Girl, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1999, in paperback from Seal Press in 2000, and in German from Orlanda Press in 2003.
From: http://ping.fm/8HsSR
Elizabeth Stark is the author of the novel Shy Girl, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1999, in paperback from Seal Press in 2000, and in German from Orlanda Press in 2003.
From: http://ping.fm/8HsSR
Radio Show | Jennifer Chase: Criminologist and Author of �Compulsion�
Criminologist and author, Jennifer Chase, discusses her debut thriller, Compulsion.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/rGa5y
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/rGa5y
Radio Show | Jennifer Chase: Criminologist and Author of �Compulsion�
Criminologist and author, Jennifer Chase, discusses her debut thriller, Compulsion.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/mDN78
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/mDN78
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Sara Dobie�s Blog | Anjuelle Floyd as Guest Blogger
Check out my guest blog at Sara Dobie’s Blog, History and Art of the Short Story.
From: http://ping.fm/ibyOm
From: http://ping.fm/ibyOm
Sara Dobie�s Blog | Anjuelle Floyd as Guest Blogger
Check out my guest blog at Sara Dobie’s Blog, History and Art of the Short Story.
From: http://ping.fm/onaYI
From: http://ping.fm/onaYI
Sara Dobie�s Blog | Anjuelle Floyd as Guest Blogger
Check out my guest blog at Sara Dobie’s Blog, History and Art of the Short Story.
From: http://ping.fm/KYas2
From: http://ping.fm/KYas2
To Earn a MFA or Not?
In my recent interview with novelist, Thrity Umrigar, we discussed the value of attaining a graduate degree in creative writing.
Umrigar, holds a Ph.D. in Literature, teaches creative writing and African American Literature at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. Read the rest of this entry…
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Umrigar, holds a Ph.D. in Literature, teaches creative writing and African American Literature at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/xk9c1
To Earn a MFA or Not?
In my recent interview with novelist, Thrity Umrigar, we discussed the value of attaining a graduate degree in creative writing.
Umrigar, holds a Ph.D. in Literature, teaches creative writing and African American Literature at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. Read the rest of this entry…
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Umrigar, holds a Ph.D. in Literature, teaches creative writing and African American Literature at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/iydry
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Path to Writing
Novelist, Thrity Umrigar, whom I recently interviewed, states that she grew up in a middle-class home in Bombay, India that was not necessarily overflowing with books.
Her father owned a business and while she encouraged to read and develop proper use of language, stating that she wanted to become a writer would not have been viewed as the best thing. She states that some would have giggled at her.
From: http://ping.fm/8QHlU
Her father owned a business and while she encouraged to read and develop proper use of language, stating that she wanted to become a writer would not have been viewed as the best thing. She states that some would have giggled at her.
From: http://ping.fm/8QHlU
The Path to Writing
Novelist, Thrity Umrigar, whom I recently interviewed, states that she grew up in a middle-class home in Bombay, India that was not necessarily overflowing with books.
Her father owned a business and while she encouraged to read and develop proper use of language, stating that she wanted to become a writer would not have been viewed as the best thing. She states that some would have giggled at her.
From: http://ping.fm/LXtfJ
Her father owned a business and while she encouraged to read and develop proper use of language, stating that she wanted to become a writer would not have been viewed as the best thing. She states that some would have giggled at her.
From: http://ping.fm/LXtfJ
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
That First Novel
I recently interviewed novelist, Thrity Umrigar. A former journalist for 17 years, Thrity developed the daily discipline of writing and revised and re-wrote large parts of her first novel, Bombay Time, while working as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Read the rest of this entry…
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From: http://ping.fm/soZtl
Reading What You Love
On vacation I read Thrity Umrigar’s new novel, The Weight of Heaven. Besides being a sensitive and thrilling read that addresses both personal and relevant global issues, I, a writer, learned much from Umrigar who is thoroughly seasoned in this profession. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/F2MtK
From: http://ping.fm/F2MtK
Reading What You Love
On vacation I read Thrity Umrigar’s new novel, The Weight of Heaven. Besides being a sensitive and thrilling read that addresses both personal and relevant global issues, I, a writer, learned much from Umrigar who is thoroughly seasoned in this profession. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/CFY5N
From: http://ping.fm/CFY5N
Monday, August 17, 2009
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
The Dollars and Sense of Writing
Why should I read this book? This is the question every reader holds when cracking open the pages of any novel, or work of fiction and deciding whether to invest money and time into purchasing and reading it. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/qTkiC
From: http://ping.fm/qTkiC
The Dollars and Sense of Writing
Why should I read this book? This is the question every reader holds when cracking open the pages of any novel, or work of fiction and deciding whether to invest money and time into purchasing and reading it. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/zW6qO
From: http://ping.fm/zW6qO
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
So You Want to Write a Story: What�s At Stake?
Establishing what is at stake for the protagonist of your story is essential for grasping and holding a reader’s attention.
Addressing and making clear the risks your major character faces, and doing this early on in a novel engages the reader towards caring for the major character. Read the rest of this entry…
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Addressing and making clear the risks your major character faces, and doing this early on in a novel engages the reader towards caring for the major character. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/w1zVw
So You Want to Write a Story: What’s At Stake?
Establishing what is at stake for the protagonist of your story is essential for grasping and holding a reader’s attention.
Addressing and making clear the risks your major character faces, and doing this early on in a novel engages the reader towards caring for the major character. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/GC9g9
Addressing and making clear the risks your major character faces, and doing this early on in a novel engages the reader towards caring for the major character. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/GC9g9
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Around and Around We Go
Revisiting scenes in the cycle of character actions and interactions allows for the reader to notice through the eyes of the major characters.
It also presents symbols and signs held within the context of the settings that indicate not only more about the specific settings and what they have to say regarding character, but also what changes the character is undergoing. Read the rest of this entry…
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It also presents symbols and signs held within the context of the settings that indicate not only more about the specific settings and what they have to say regarding character, but also what changes the character is undergoing. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/HnTQB
Around and Around We Go
Revisiting scenes in the cycle of character actions and interactions allows for the reader to notice through the eyes of the major characters.
It also presents symbols and signs held within the context of the settings that indicate not only more about the specific settings and what they have to say regarding character, but also what changes the character is undergoing. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/d9BBG
It also presents symbols and signs held within the context of the settings that indicate not only more about the specific settings and what they have to say regarding character, but also what changes the character is undergoing. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/d9BBG
Monday, August 10, 2009
So You Want to Write a Story: Where the Action Is
Once you have established the general place and time of a novel there remains the specifics of where the majority of action takes place.
Eager to supply a healthy amount of action and avoid writing a stagnant and boring read, young writers often craft a story that holds a infinitesimal number of places where the major points of action take place. Read the rest of this entry…
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Eager to supply a healthy amount of action and avoid writing a stagnant and boring read, young writers often craft a story that holds a infinitesimal number of places where the major points of action take place. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/EN3Fa
So You Want to Write a Story: Where the Action Is
Once you have established the general place and time of a novel there remains the specifics of where the majority of action takes place.
Eager to supply a healthy amount of action and avoid writing a stagnant and boring read, young writers often craft a story that holds a infinitesimal number of places where the major points of action take place. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/5r3cd
Eager to supply a healthy amount of action and avoid writing a stagnant and boring read, young writers often craft a story that holds a infinitesimal number of places where the major points of action take place. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/5r3cd
Thursday, August 6, 2009
So You Want to Write a Story: How=Story
Everywhere questionsby DoBeRaGiA story can be seen as answering six essential questions: Who, What, Where, When Why, and How?
Who concerns the characters.
What defines the current situation, problem or dilemma.
Where describes the setting.
When is the second part of the setting, time and period in history, either current, or some time in the past, or future. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/LCUcf
Who concerns the characters.
What defines the current situation, problem or dilemma.
Where describes the setting.
When is the second part of the setting, time and period in history, either current, or some time in the past, or future. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/LCUcf
So You Want to Write a Story: How=Story
Everywhere questionsby DoBeRaGiA story can be seen as answering six essential questions: Who, What, Where, When Why, and How?
Who concerns the characters.
What defines the current situation, problem or dilemma.
Where describes the setting.
When is the second part of the setting, time and period in history, either current, or some time in the past, or future. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/PTAT9
Who concerns the characters.
What defines the current situation, problem or dilemma.
Where describes the setting.
When is the second part of the setting, time and period in history, either current, or some time in the past, or future. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/PTAT9
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
So You Want to Write a Story: This Story is About�Where Are You Going?
I have heard it said many times that a writer needs to be able to sum up, in on sentence, what her or his story is about. Since that time I have learned that the ability to do this reveals, the beginning, middle and end of their story, highlighting the climax and resolution. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/kNgPH
From: http://ping.fm/kNgPH
So You Want to Write a Story: This Story is About�Where Are You Going?
I have heard it said many times that a writer needs to be able to sum up, in on sentence, what her or his story is about. Since that time I have learned that the ability to do this reveals, the beginning, middle and end of their story, highlighting the climax and resolution. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/faGfp
From: http://ping.fm/faGfp
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
So You Want to Write a Story: Time, and the Time Period of Your Story?
The setting of a novel includes not simply where the story takes place, location, but also the time and the time period wherein the change of events occurs.
Time and time period, like setting are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters. Read the rest of this entry…
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Time and time period, like setting are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/CwAro
So You Want to Write a Story: Time, and the Time Period of Your Story?
The setting of a novel includes not simply where the story takes place, location, but also the time and the time period wherein the change of events occurs.
Time and time period, like setting are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/3g87T
Time and time period, like setting are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/3g87T
Monday, August 3, 2009
So You Want to Write a Story: Where Does Your Story Take Place?
The setting of a novel addresses where the story takes place, location, but also the time period wherein the change of events occurs.
Setting and time period are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/3AqGb
Setting and time period are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/3AqGb
So You Want to Write a Story: Where Does Your Story Take Place?
The setting of a novel addresses where the story takes place, location, but also the time period wherein the change of events occurs.
Setting and time period are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/4YR5x
Setting and time period are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/4YR5x
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