Hub: The Writing Process
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For some writers, just getting the story started is the toughest part. There’s so much you want to say, but...
The first time you experienced the magic of storytelling, odds are it was a personal story you heard in first...
The characters we write in our stories play a central part in the audience’s engagement. Understanding your characters and why...
Pathos is a key aspect of any rhetorician’s approach to their oratory. If you are writing a speech in your...
Picking a perspective is like choosing your weapon before a gladiator match; it limits and defines your style of approach....
Given our lack of omniscience in the land of the living, writing can offer us a liberating chance to experience...
“No one is free until we are all free.”– Martin Luther King Jr. It is human nature to search for...
I was a half decent 800-meter runner in high school, not great, but I ran with a lot of heart,...
Write what you know. We’ve heard this so often. But what does it mean? Does it mean that if I...
Do you feel loyalty pulling at you in your story? Isn’t it interesting how guilt emerges when you speak your...
As human beings we tend to seek positive experiences, but as writers and storytellers we understand that the purpose of...
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“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.” – Albert Allen Bartlett, physicist...
“No one is free until we are all free.”– Martin Luther King Jr. It is human nature to search for...
I was a half decent 800-meter runner in high school, not great, but I ran with a lot of heart,...
As human beings we tend to seek positive experiences, but as writers and storytellers we understand that the purpose of...
Do you feel loyalty pulling at you in your story? Isn’t it interesting how guilt emerges when you speak your...
When writers come to a dead stop there can be a tendency to panic. It’s important to remember that your...
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates Years ago, I was on the phone with a prospective student,...
“Where did that come from?” I believe there is something we writers are collectively seeking. We are all attempting to...
Writers frequently come to me and say: “I have three ideas. Which one should I write next?”In the 90-day workshops,...
In every story, love is the mystery that is always on the table. In the beginning of your story, the...
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein What do you feel passionate about? What...
