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Our Support System (In Honor of Valentine’s Day)
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Darlene, Emilia, Jennie, Linda, Special Editions on February 14, 2013
In Outliers, author Malcolm Gladwell identifies many factors that contribute to an individual’s success. One of them—a standout—is that no one succeeds alone; meaning, everyone has someone who helps him or her out along the way. For writers this is perhaps crucial. We need all kinds of help, from the peers who offer feedback to […]
Five Writers Contributor Emilia Wins an Emmy! (News)
Posted by jarviswrites in Emilia, News on January 27, 2013
Congratulations to 5writer Emilia Fuentes Grant and her husband Tim Alden Grant for WINNING a Regional Emmy award for their educational yet entertaining video “Bad Romance: Women’s Suffrage”. The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences held their awards last night, and we’re beyond ecstatic that their great musical video took […]
An Emmy Nomination for Five Writers Contributor Emilia
Posted by jarviswrites in Emilia, News on November 15, 2012
Congratulations are in order! The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced their Midsouth Regional Emmy Award nominations today, and we’re happy to proclaim that a nomination has been bestowed on one of our own. Regular 5Writers.com contributor Emilia Fuentes Grant has been nominated for a Regional Emmy in the […]
Listen Up! Dialogue is Awesome.
Posted by emilia fuentes grant in Dialogue, Emilia on November 9, 2012
Dialogue: it’s wonderful. When your characters speak, your readers are engaged. There’s something great about turning the page to find a full page of dialogue waiting. There’s something magnetic about characters’ words. Our eyes are drawn the brakes in paragraphs, the quotation marks, the chance to hear the characters’ thoughts expressed in their own words. […]
The Horror Story: A Halloween Special Edition Discussion
Posted by jarviswrites in Emilia, Jennie, Special Editions on October 31, 2012
The origins of the horror story are hard to pinpoint, because these stories are elemental. Horror is born of basic human instinct, like a romance story, only, instead of love, they stem from fear. Every time you get a chill imagining the mysterious shape in that shadowy corner is evil poised to pounce, you experience […]
Just Let Go: How to Avoid Transforming Your Great, Brilliant, Wonderful Story into a Dark Interminable Life-sucking Void
Posted by emilia fuentes grant in Emilia on October 13, 2012
After a brief hiatus from this excellent writing collaboration, I am happy to return to the Five Writers blog! Full disclosure, this post was supposed to be up yesterday, October the 12th. I didn’t post because, well, it wasn’t done. I have a real problem with finishing my writing. Read on. I find it interesting […]
The Recipe (or How I Write)
Posted by emilia fuentes grant in Emilia, How I Write on June 2, 2012
* “Never write with pencil, mi’ja/It is for those who would erase.” (Carmen Tafolla, marked) Sonnets and Salsa ISBN: 0916727106 “Alphabet Soup” image courtesy of : www.flickr.com/photos/soaleha/331165682/ Recipe Template: allrecipes.com
The Question of Where
Posted by emilia fuentes grant in Emilia, Where I write on May 24, 2012
I rarely think about where I write. The question is usually when, or how, or if I will—”where” is an afterthought. When I consider “where”, I find it’s a loaded word. “Where” denotes locations tangible and intangible. Is it my plastic Ikea desk or the solitary confines of my mind? Even if we limit “where” […]
Inspiration
Posted by emilia fuentes grant in Emilia, What inspires me on May 1, 2012
I imagine that the first time I spoke, I did so out of necessity. I’m not talking about my first word. I mean the first time I uttered a sound with the intention of expressing my singular, interior wants or needs to the people around me. I can’t remember the moment, but I visualize it […]
Why Do I Write?
Posted by emilia fuentes grant in Emilia, Why I write on March 10, 2012
If you asked me this question on a sidewalk, or in a bar, or over coffee, I’d give a quick answer. I’d say something about loving the written word and wanting to make it my work. I’d say: “I’m new to writing,” and quickly attempt to change the subject. It wouldn’t be a lie. Professionally and […]
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