“Fiction is the truth inside the lie.” ~ Stephen King This week I did an interesting and useful assignment for my fiction writing course. You take a character from your story idea, and use the following formula: if a character was a car, she/he would be_______. Then substitute “car” with “food,” “drink,” “movie,” etc. After [...]
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Creating Memorable & Believable Characters
Posted in Writing, tagged Fiction, writing on May 7, 2012 | 8 Comments »
A Tinge of Blue or How to Conquer Blogger’s Fatigue
Posted in Blogging, tagged Blog, blogger's fatigue, blogging, Reblogging, writing on March 27, 2012 | 22 Comments »
After actively blogging for about half a year and having tankloads of fun, I suddenly got hit by blogger’s blues: I am not as enthusiastic about blogging as I was just a couple of weeks back; an occasional thought of throwing in the towel crosses my mind; I ask myself once in a while: what’s [...]
Flash Fiction: Storyteller
Posted in Flash Fiction, tagged Creative writing, flash fiction challenge, forest, story, writing on March 7, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I found her in the forest, where light and shadow romp in a fanciful dance; where timid light slinks away with a hint of a cloud in the sky; where earth is soft with moss and air is filled with the smells of tree bark and sap and damp dirt. She was sitting motionless in her [...]
Creative Writing 101: Lessons Learned
Posted in Writing, tagged chip livingston, Creative nonfiction, Creative writing, Fiction writing, Literary Nonfiction, Literature, Writer, Writer Resources, writing, Writing Exercises on March 2, 2012 | 3 Comments »
My GWW creative writing 101 is on the home stretch and will soon approach the finish line. I’ve submitted my last assignment for peer feedback — not without heart palpitations and butterflies launching attacks on my stomach. A couple of good comments from my classmates assuaged my anxiety, but I wasn’t as lucky as some [...]
How legends are born
Posted in Creativity, Digital Art, Flash Fiction, Writing, tagged Creative writing, Fantasy, flash fiction, story, writing on February 28, 2012 | 15 Comments »
She floated in darkness, tranquil, like an autumn leaf on a puddle, when, from an ocean of nothingness, a tiny speck of light the size of an ant’s eye blinked shyly and lodged at the base of her soul. As she focused on the light, it began to swirl and shimmer, vibrating and expanding, until [...]
“Talent can be taught.” An interview with Chip Livingston, poet, writer, teacher.
Posted in Creativity, Writing, tagged chip livingston, Creative writing, Fiction, gotham writer's workshop, Poetry, talent, Tim Dlugos, writing on February 15, 2012 | 16 Comments »
Chip Livingston is the author of the poetry collection Museum of False Starts. His fiction and non-fiction are also widely published, in journals including Ploughshares, Cincinnati Review, Potomac Review, Court Green, Subtropics, and Crazyhorse. He holds a BS in Journalism and a BA in English from the University of Florida, an MA in Fiction Writing from [...]
Writing Exercise: Show Don’t Tell
Posted in Creativity, Writing, tagged Creative writing, creativity, show don't tell, writing, writing exercise on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As I mentioned in my previous post, I would like to share with you what I’ve learned in my CW101 class so far. I’ll start with my second week’s assignment and skip week one. That one I’ll save for later, because it has the potential to become a full-fledged story, and I would like to [...]
Adventures in Creative Writing
Posted in Writing, tagged Arts, chip livingston, Creative writing, Learning, museum of false starts, Poetry, Writer, Writer Resources, writing, Writing Exercises on January 30, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Taking creative writing classes has been my longtime desire, but until recently I haven’t had the courage to act on it. Unlike many aspiring writers, I never claim to have wanted to be a writer ever since I learned my first letters. Although I remember writing poems in secret. Once, in a summer camp, I [...]
In Books: Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark
Posted in Book reviews, Writing, tagged long sentence, passive and active voice, subjects and verbs, Writers Resources, writing, writing tools on January 6, 2012 | 6 Comments »
This book is an excellent resource for everyone who is writing professionally. Based on the book, I’ve created a 28-point list that I use as a reference/reminder in my on-the-job writing and editing, as well as other types of writing. I do a quick refresher every once a while by going through all points, and once in a while I [...]
Reflections: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Posted in Book reviews, Reflections, Writing, tagged anne lamott, books, creating believable characters, personal limitations, writing, writing a novel on January 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Thanks to Cassie’s recommendation, I am now enjoying this awesome book about writing fiction and all the personal drama of a novelist that seems to come with it. To tell the truth, I am in awe, stunned, speechless. It blows my mind just to think that a book about writing can have such profound effect [...]
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