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March 3, 2014
The Challenge Dare, Dare, Double Dare!
Writing when life wants to kick you in the butt is not what any writer signs up for. Writing should be "relaxing."
I'm sure we've all heard the same refrain "but real life got in the way of my writing." I never really understood the concept of "real life." I know that this means challenges along the way, but when I think about the challenges I had when I write, I find that these challenges
I'm sure we've all heard the same refrain "but real life got in the way of my writing." I never really understood the concept of "real life." I know that this means challenges along the way, but when I think about the challenges I had when I write, I find that these challenges
Dare, Dare, Double Dare!
Writing when life wants to kick you in the butt is not what any writer signs up for. Writing should be "relaxing."
I'm sure we've all heard the same refrain "but real life got in the way of my writing." I never really understood the concept of "real life." I know that this means challenges along the way, but when I think about the challenges I had when I write, I find that these challenges
I'm sure we've all heard the same refrain "but real life got in the way of my writing." I never really understood the concept of "real life." I know that this means challenges along the way, but when I think about the challenges I had when I write, I find that these challenges
February 27, 2014
The Dance of Emotions
Emotions are key to how a writer isperceived by the readers they desire. Write a fiction book, or any book really, and you will find that the most beloved of characters are the ones whom the readers care about. It's easy to write a 700 page novel created with black ink and paper and not have a single buyer. It's even easier to get a few bad reviews complaining that you have no right to be a
February 18, 2014
Memoirs and the Art of Emotion
I think I will
continue my pattern for posts this month and discuss another one of my
favourite non-fiction authors but in a completely different genre: memoirs.
Frank McCourt wrote his book Angela’s
Ashes about his experience growing up and living in Ireland in the
1930s-40s. The conditions were terrible, the poverty was heart-wrenching, and
the powerful glimpses into humanity and the
continue my pattern for posts this month and discuss another one of my
favourite non-fiction authors but in a completely different genre: memoirs.
Frank McCourt wrote his book Angela’s
Ashes about his experience growing up and living in Ireland in the
1930s-40s. The conditions were terrible, the poverty was heart-wrenching, and
the powerful glimpses into humanity and the
February 15, 2014
Writing That's Hot Like an "Inferno"
It
has been fun to start exploring the writers we admire and whose stories excite
us. Aside from just revisiting our favourite books, it has given us a chance to
do the thing we hated (or at least I know I did WITH A PASSION) doing in
English classes: analyze style and motivation of authors and what makes their
books the kind that stay with us even after we have set them down
has been fun to start exploring the writers we admire and whose stories excite
us. Aside from just revisiting our favourite books, it has given us a chance to
do the thing we hated (or at least I know I did WITH A PASSION) doing in
English classes: analyze style and motivation of authors and what makes their
books the kind that stay with us even after we have set them down
February 13, 2014
Beyond "The Outliers" the Emotion of People
Mention the name Malcolm Gladwell, and you will probably get a few comments. Everyone has an point of view when it comes to his writing. To me, that is a mark of a good writer.
It's more than simply taking a look at what he does with ideas- in Outliers: The Story of Successhe looks at 10,000 hours and the generation factor. (You need both to have the sort of success the Beatles, Bill Gates
It's more than simply taking a look at what he does with ideas- in Outliers: The Story of Successhe looks at 10,000 hours and the generation factor. (You need both to have the sort of success the Beatles, Bill Gates
Beyond " The Outliers"
Mention the name Malcolm Gladwell, and you will probably get a few comments. Everyone has an point of view when it comes to his writing. To me, that is a mark of a good writer.
It's more than simply taking a look at what he does with ideas- in Outliers: The Story of Successhe looks at 10,000 hours and the generation factor. (You need both to have the sort of success the Beatles, Bill Gates
It's more than simply taking a look at what he does with ideas- in Outliers: The Story of Successhe looks at 10,000 hours and the generation factor. (You need both to have the sort of success the Beatles, Bill Gates
February 10, 2014
There's a Reason To Read "Can't Buy Me Love" and Other Stories
I know two great authors on twitter. I might spend a bit more time than I should there, but this particular social media is great for one thing: getting to know your fellow writers. Two such writers are Dan McNeil and Charles E. Wells. Before I wrote this blog post, I contacted both of them asking if I could mention them in the blog, and being such wonderful people they agreed. I hope to do
February 7, 2014
Not "Only a Theory"
The Power of Logic as a Tool for Writers
This month we are discussing authors that
have had an influence on us. I think for many of us there is a writer or two
who has inspired our perspective on our writing and the writing of others, and
it is well worth while to share these experiences with other writers. When I
was finishing up my Masters at the University of Guelph in
This month we are discussing authors that
have had an influence on us. I think for many of us there is a writer or two
who has inspired our perspective on our writing and the writing of others, and
it is well worth while to share these experiences with other writers. When I
was finishing up my Masters at the University of Guelph in
February 2, 2014
Setting SMART Goals for Yourself as a Writer
In school this
month we were discussing setting goals for therapy and made me think of how I
set goals for my life and work. We have spoken a lot on this blog over the past
year about setting goals with your
writing, but it’s really an art form that has to be as carefully crafted as
your writing (if not moreso) if you want to be successful in your life as a
writer.
Below are some
month we were discussing setting goals for therapy and made me think of how I
set goals for my life and work. We have spoken a lot on this blog over the past
year about setting goals with your
writing, but it’s really an art form that has to be as carefully crafted as
your writing (if not moreso) if you want to be successful in your life as a
writer.
Below are some
