Category: Creative Process/Craft

What Jackson Said

Here is something you need to know. It is a quote that summarizes the creative process. It describes what every writer, painter, composer, and creator…

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Of the Innumerable Effects

Ben H. Winters said to us in a recent workshop, (my paraphrase) that a writer’s work is not to create stories, but rather to create…

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What the Characters Said and Did

"Favor character interaction over setting."    - Recent advice from a colleague What this fellow meant was spend your time – the space on your pages…

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The Form of a Memoir

Here are some of the nuts and bolts I am dealing with at the moment. I am trying to learn how to write a memoir.…

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We Writers Have Us Management Schmucks Beat

I have heard that corporate managers make hundreds of decisions a day. Some are said to suffer from “decision fatigue”. They make so many decisions…

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