A writing prompt
In the beginning was the Word, but nobody had a dictionary. Discuss. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
Excerpt ...
Simon and Little Gus have come back to Gunnison, told Sheriff Canon the boy's suspicion that Clyde Madigan caused his father's death. They run into Olivia and her friend Katie at Cafe Grimaldi, and Gus is having trouble keeping this information to himself. He's just upset his mother by insisting... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Edit, edit, move that line.
I've been plugging in little bits of foreshadowing in the novel I'm trying to tidy. Whole chapters have been moved. It's like rearranging furniture so the room's more convenient for guests, the end tables handy to the cozy chairs - spots for books waiting for a reader to get back to, room for a... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Trivia bit...
Following is a tag line from a famous movie. Do you remember who said it and what movie it's from: "Human nature, Mr. Ohlnot, is what we were put here to rise above." Sign in to see full entry.
The Amherst Writers & Artists' five essential practices
As promised, here 'tis. (plh) The Five Essential Practices A nonhierarchical spirit (how we treat writing) in the workshop is maintained while at the same time an appropriate discipline (how we interact as a group) keeps writers safe. Confidentiality about what is written in the workshop is... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, January 9, 2015
The Amherst Writers Method
Emotional safety in a writing group is essential to its success. That's the premise. Pat Schneider's book "Writing Alone and With Others" (Oxford University Press, 2003) with a foreword by Peter Elbow, has all the details plus "the cure" for writer's block. John, one of the originals from our local... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Yesterday was a big zero, accomplishment-wise
Also temp-wise. Temperature started around 25 - chill factor lower because there was a steady wind. Got to minus seven or so, not a deal in Minnesota or Ottawa where it gets really cold and it becomes a matter of pride to git 'er done, no matter how much frost is on the punkin. Knowing it would be... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
ABOUT DIVERSITY
Some people stretch out, seek to learn, are open to the new, the scary 'other.' Others hunker down, avoid the different. Whatever they were born into is all they want to know. Sooner or later - like/accept it or not - new and different comes by and kisses us on the neck. Our psyche either opens to... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
The New Group Met on Sunday
Two people Peg was hoping for didn't show. Rudy and Laverne. They were the "diverse" elements of this group, the African American perspective we were hoping to include for the story project. But despite the fact that Peg called to remind them, Rudy handed the phone to Laverne and didn't even want to... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Asa was right. Less than a month later...
Obit of Sarah E. Amanda (Wood) Edwards Mrs. S.E.A. Edwards was born in the town of Newfain on the Fishkill mountains of New York State, Aug. 4, 1830. When six years of age, she with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Wood, moved to Michigan where she remained for a time, then moved to Wisconsin, then... Sign in to see full entry.