Where do you start creating a fictional or fantasy world? This question pops into my head every time I begin a story because setting is so crucial. If…
Category: Writing about Writing
Lessons, tips, and reflections on being writers; especially discussing the process of composing words, different genres and their related techniques, and meaningful glimpses into their growth as authors, tutors, and readers.
When I tell people I’m a writing major, and I work at the writing center the automatic response is, “Oh! So you’re like, really good at writing?”…
Reilly W. recently wrote a great post on writing with music. She explains how music is integral to her writing process, and shares a playlist of songs…
There’s nothing worse than feeling completely and utterly stuck. Giraffe-stuck-in-quicksand-and-going-through-the-five-stages-of-grief stuck. While you’d love to write a story, you just can’t seem to find the drive or…
It was the fall of 2014 and I had lost the ability to notice when the leaves changed color and to write without relying on a class…
As Thanksgiving season transitioned into Christmastime, the classy Walnut Room restaurant inside the Macy’s on State Street transformed into a magical winter wonderland, complete with all the…
Last Tuesday, I walked in my Advanced Fiction Writing workshop eager and nervous—the typical first-day-of-class jitters we all know too well. I find my seat, and prepare…
Shout out to Reilly W. for her recent post on what kind of music she likes listening to while writing. I learned a lot about writing, and—more importantly,…
“Incorporating musical imagery with creative composition resulted in some inspired writing.” -Linda George Scott In my experience, the process of writing requires that I listen to music.…
Have you ever written a story with someone? Now I’m not talking about brainstorming with the author of the story and reviewing their work on a daily…