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September 2, 2009

Structure and Delivery
The artist must grasp the importance of structure as it pertains to the art form she or he seeks to create.
Along with an appreciation of structure, crafting entertaining and engaging stories also involves a deep understanding of psychology.

The literary artist must develop an appreciation and comprehension for the structure of rendering, the delivery of a [...:]
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September 1, 2009

Dramatist and Dramaturge
Much has been written and said about point-of-view, the perspective and way in which a story or novel is depicted.
This leads to two other questions.
Whose story is the narrative?
And who best to tell it?
Here the writer, along with that of the dramatist, one who writes plays, takes on the role of dramaturge.
An ancient term, the [...:]
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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.
Human life and living contain many mundane moments that lack drama and excitement. This [...:]
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August 29, 2009

Radio Show | Author, Phillip Wilhite
Author Phillip Wilhite, discusses his debut novel, "Surviving Chadwick".
So tune in.
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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.  [...:]
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The Insight of a Coach
Asking questions is part of Elizabeth Stark's job as a writing coach. A primary question she addresses for her clients is, "What's the experience of reading this work?"
The experience of reading a work cannot be easily, if at all, accessed by the writer or author of the work. And if so, the writer must allow [...:]
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August 26, 2009

Psychology of Structure: The How of Delivery
As with the creation of all art, crafting stories involves a deep understanding of skill and psychology.
The writer must grasp the importance of craft and structure that pertain to the literary art form she or he seeks to create.
They must also ascertain the skills required to craft the stories and novels they desire to write.
Yet [...:]
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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 [...:]
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August 25, 2009

So You Want to Write a Story: Point of View vs. Point of Narration
Once we have gathered the essentials of our story–the who, what, where, when, and the skeleton of the how, plot–we must then decide who best to deliver this story in a way that achieves the greatest and most satisfying dramatic appeal.

In other words, from which character's perspective, does the story, when told, provoke the greatest [...:]
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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 [...:]
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