Writing Tips
Procrastination’s Pull
For the ongoing Creative Writers Workshop, a month off is unusual. Before the break, all members affirmed the writing they planned to accomplish. Upon return, two revealed how their steady flow of writing halted through research. One writer is drafting fiction within the setting of the politics, culture, and landscape of her birth country. In…
Read MoreBetter Writing Through Chemistry
A friend recommended the movie “Just Like Heaven.” Reese and Ruffalo starred; I admired their work. On HBO. DVR set. Off I go. Wanted to love this love story about a doctor who dies but isn’t dead yet. Her spirit haunts her apartment which he rents, and somehow he’s the only one that can see…
Read MoreRecipe for Robust Revision
Sign up for classes: Writing Memoir, Screenwriting, Conquering Writer’s Block, and Creative Writers Workshop. As a person new to grilling, I recalled a truth that once meat is cooked, it remains more flavorful if it rests before cutting and serving. This allows the juices which escaped to the middle while over the flames to reestablish…
Read MoreTeen Instruction: Academic Coaching
Recently, my Academic Coaching was successful for two students, ages 13 and 15. One prepared creative writing and dramatic monologue auditions for an arts magnet school, learning new approaches to excel in writing and presentation. On her first try, she was accepted! The other, a high school freshman, worked on getting up to speed with…
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