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Thursday, January 15, 2015

"What we've got here is a failure to communicate."

The phrase is a quotation from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, spoken by Strother Martin in his role as prison warden. After I sent the email to Sara, she replied nicely, asked me to drop in to her office so we could talk about the ch-ch-changes The Board is talking about. I went to talk to her, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Ch-ch-ch-Changes...

It's eight o'clock. I sat down here at 5:45 to compose a response email to Sara, Director at The Center. Maybe I've mentioned that I pulled together the writing prompts from 2013 and 2014's weekly "Write Your Own Story" program sessions. Being OCD about putting things in order, and because there'd... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

A writing prompt

In the beginning was the Word, but nobody had a dictionary. Discuss. Sign in to see full entry.

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.

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