can't help telling stories
Can you learn how to write creatively? It’s not a new question, and, as far as I’m concerned, the jury is still out.
But here’s a take on the topic that considers how graduate schools might help students hone — if not learn — the craft.
Practical Art: On Teaching the Business of Creative Writing
http://www.themillions.com/2014/08/practical-art-on-teaching-the-business-of-creative-writing.html
Chicago author Libby Fischer Hellman just released her latest novel, Nobody’s Child, last week. She writes mysteries and thrillers and is a great supporter of other writers. She was a panelist at the Writers Block Party* last Saturday, sharing tips with new and aspiring writers.
Here is a post from her blog about dark mysteries.
Crime Novels: How Dark is Dark by Libby Hellmann
http://www.libbyhellmann.com/crime-novels-dark-dark/
*More on that later.
In need of a plot point? If your story character needs to get in or cause trouble, here’s some havoc to cause.
This Infographic Breaks Down the Most Common Travel Scams by Country
I’ve never taken a cooking lesson, but I’ve heard similar advice from a floral design teacher, a Japanese tea ceremony narrator, and a printer who started his career in a Navy print shop.
Chefs learn to operate with everything in its proper place do they can work most efficiently.
(Go ahead and read. I have to clean my desk now. Then I have to tweak the nature of one of my characters.)
For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef : The Salt : NPR
Tough as it can be to write at home, it can be tougher to get away. But sometimes, a writer really needs to give in to the art and “retreat” from the world.
Here are “5 Tips for a Do-It-Yourself Retreat.”
sharon p. lynn 