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The Writing Platform – Finding Your Niche by Dawn Frederick
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, The Writer's Community on May 16, 2013
Since we are discussing the writer’s community this month, we knew that we HAD to discuss the Writer’s Platform, a relatively new term with some serious buzz. To kick off our discussion on Writer Platforms, we are delighted to welcome guest blogger and agent extraordinaire Dawn Frederick! Dawn Frederick is the owner and literary agent […]
The Way, Way Back: A Love Letter To Actors Everywhere (Review)
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Reviews on May 15, 2013
This evening, I had the opportunity to attend an advance screening of the film The Way, Way Back, which will open in theaters everywhere on July 5th. If you follow film news at all, then you probably know that this film was the biggest acquisition at the Sundance Film Festival and it was written and […]
It Takes a Village
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, The Writer's Community on May 12, 2013
In 1996, Hillary Clinton published It Takes a Village, a book that asserts that it takes a community to raise quality (i.e. smart, well-adjusted, achieving, etc.) children. When you think about your own writing, it helps to think of your work as children, little beings who need a community of support to turn out well. […]
Finding Your Community of Writers
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, The Writer's Community on May 12, 2013
People in the arts, in general, are drawn to each other. We’re odd. We see the world from a different perspective. We’re observers. We’re sponges. And we need each other. But what is this sense of community and how do you find it? The Writer’s Social Life One aspect of community is simply being around […]
Why Everyone Needs A Volleyball
Posted by priceswrite in Linda on May 6, 2013
“WILSON!” That one word sums up our human need for community. When Tom Hanks lost Wilson in Castaway, his grief was palpable. It wrenched the souls of millions of people. In fact, I just watched the clip again in the middle of McAllister’s Deli and almost started crying at his pain. And Wilson was a […]
Community Not Competition
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, The Writer's Community on May 2, 2013
Once upon a time, I was convinced that I had all the answers. I knew everything that I needed to know about getting my work out there for the world to see. Those other writer/directors out there were my competition, and they just needed to get out of my way. All I needed was someone […]
A Poet’s Perspective on the Use of Structure (Guest Post by Poet Ron Hayes)
Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, Structure on April 29, 2013
Ron Hayes is a poet and fiction writer from Erie, PA. He teaches English at East High School where he also coaches football, keeps stats for girls’ basketball, and continues to try to start a lacrosse team. A graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program at Queens University of Charlotte, Ron was named Erie […]
Structurelessness
Posted by priceswrite in Linda, Structure on April 25, 2013
I started this post several times. I kept trying to get my hands around structure – to find a context in which to explain it. Then I thought I would write about structure in terms of Aristotle’s Poetics. But he’s already done that. Then I thought, “I’m a playwright. I should write about the changes in […]
Building Blocks of Storytelling
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Structure on April 23, 2013
You are a baby sitting in a high chair. Your parents, aunts, uncles, their friends are telling each other stories around the dinner table. Afterwards, you watch cartoons while the grownups chat some more. Later, your mom reads you a book (My fave: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein). You are absorbing it all. Story […]
Trance: A Mosaic of Memory (Review)
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Reviews on April 14, 2013
I can’t tell you how many times I have seen beginning screenwriters cling to the notion that they HAVE to use flashbacks in their work in order to tell their story. “How else can I show that my character’s actions are motivated by the fact that she was molested by her father/neighbor/uncle/priest/clown when she was […]
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