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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Something Wonderful
I found a note to myself with the name of this poem on a scrap of paper and was entranced when I found it: A Walk My eyes already touch the sunny hill. going far beyond the road I have … Continue reading
Self Editing
Here’s a book that sounds like a real winner: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave king. I came across a quick tip sheet from the book that might prove helpful to us all: 1) SHOW(ing) AND TELL(ing): … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave King, editing process, Renni Browne, Self-Editing for Fictin Writers
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Film School
“What’s wrong with just dropping an audience into a world?” Martin Scorsese Whenever I see an interview with a master in a creative field, I’m all eyes and ears: I’m always sure that there’s something to be gleaned from it … Continue reading
Stepping Back
Have you every had one of those “can’t-see-the-forest-for-the-trees” moments, where you are so involved in wordsmithing on a micro-level, that you lose the thread of your story and find that your main character’s arc is sagging instead of rising? Well, … Continue reading
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Tagged draft revision, story structure, using a professional editor
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Think Better
“What you think and how you feel affect how you perform.” “First you have to think, feel, and act like a champion and then you will become one.” Dr. Rob Gilbert and Mike Tully When my good friends and mentors, … Continue reading
Something Wonderful
I was lucky enough to discover this lovely poem when a member of my Poetry Study Group brought it in. I hope you’ll read it aloud — it’s luscious! From Blossoms Li-Young Lee From blossoms comes this brown paper bag … Continue reading
Chasing Consistency
“Be regular and orderly in your life like a bourgeois, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” Gustave Flaubert “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle “A … Continue reading
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Not Yet
“The relationship you have with the word NO… what you think and feel when you hear it, and what you do afterward as a result… is THE single most important factor in determining the level of success you will achieve … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Rob Gilbert, G for No!, handling rejection, Richard Fenton
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Be Amazing
“Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change.” Shonda Rhimes Shonda Rhimes is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Dartmouth Commencement Speech, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Shonda Rhimes
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