can't help telling stories
Did the Oscars — and all the other recent movie awards — inspire you to finish the screenplay that’s been buried in your hard drive for a while? Well, first ask yourself, “What’s my logline?”
I heard of loglines from Laurie Scheer at the Madison Writers Institute a few years ago. If you want to pitch a story, you’ll need one of these.
Movie Loglines Don’t Tease. They Tell. – Script Magazine
http://www.scriptmag.com/features/movie-loglines-dont-tease-tell
I remember having a moment of angst about academic writing years ago. My thesis advisor said, “Write like you talk.” Here’s more of the same advice.
Conversational Writing: 10 Tips by Leo Babauta
http://writetodone.com/conversational-writing-2/
Here’s a great little list of ideas and examples for improving your writing. While it’s aimed at short story writers, this Seton Hill University professor’s suggestions can apply to any kind of writing.
Short story tips: 10 ways to improve your creative writing
Here’s a contest from Sisters in Crime to encourage writers of color. Check it out.
Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award – Sisters in Crime
http://www.sistersincrime.org/?page=EleanorTaylorBland
Stictly speaking, this piece isn’t about writing. But its prose is a beautiful example of well-chosen and well-placed words. Oliver Sacks, who is a doctor as well as a writer, has bid us farewell. He should know he will be missed. And that he continues to teach those of us who would try to touch each other with words.
My Own Life – NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/opinion/oliver-sacks-on-learning-he-has-terminal-cancer.html?_r=0&referrer=
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