Archive for November, 2013
Those Who Can’t… Growing By Teaching
Posted by jarviswrites in Furthering the Craft, Jennie on November 30, 2013
By Jennie Jarvis If you’ve worked in academia in any capacity, then you’ve probably seen some form of this image: It’s called the Learning Pyramid, and it’s supposed to be a pictorial representation of how students tend to best remember the information that they are taught. As you can see, students tend to retain […]
The Book Thief: The Problem with Choosing the Wrong (or any) Narrator in a Script (Review)
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Reviews on November 26, 2013
The Book Thief: The Problem with Choosing the Wrong Narrator (Review) by Brad Windhauser No, I haven’t read The Book Thief, but when I saw previews for film version of The Book Thief with a friend, she wanted to go—how bad could anything starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson be? The film’s good, though the […]
The Ins and Outs of Furthering My Craft
Posted by Ron Hayes in Furthering the Craft, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life on November 25, 2013
by Ron Hayes Like so many writers, my ability to engage in self-promotion is, at best, stunted; at worst, it’s almost criminal. At virtually every turn, in any eventuality, I find myself preferring—by far—to curl inward, engaging the internal locus of my writing instead of spending time and energy on the external demands of things […]
Saving Mr. Banks – and the Audience: The Cathartic Release of Motion Pictures (Review)
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Reviews on November 24, 2013
by Jennie Jarvis Recently, I had a chance to view a sneak preview of the upcoming Disney movie Saving Mr. Banks. In this film, the “Man Behind the Mouse” – Walt Disney himself (Tom Hanks) – fights to win the rights to make Mary Poppins into a movie musical. Standing in his way is Mrs. […]
“Writing Out Loud: Sean Carney Explains the Art of Storytelling”
Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, Special Editions on November 19, 2013
This month, 5Writers is pleased to feature guest blogger Sean Carney, who shares his experience in storytelling competitions. Sean Carney is a writer living in Philadelphia. He’s currently working on an essay collection and his second novel, but also tries to provide a distraction from daily life by writing funny stories (about daily life) on […]
Furthering the Craft: Applied Learning by Emilia Fuentes Grant
Posted by jarviswrites in Furthering the Craft, Guest Bloggers on November 13, 2013
5writers once again welcomes the return of Emilia Fuentes Grant as a guest blogger for this month! Further the Craft: Applied Learning by Emilia Fuentes Grant It’s an interesting thing, to hold the title of “master” in a field of practice. I’m a Master of the Fine Arts in Creative Writing, specifically Fiction, and the […]
Be Crafty about your Craft
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Furthering the Craft on November 8, 2013
By Darlene Cah One time, when I was working as a copywriter for a large publishing company in New York, my art director and I were looking at illustrators’ portfolios for a catalog we were producing. She had dozens of tear sheets from artist reps scattered all over her cube, on the desk, on the […]
Publishing News for Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, News on November 7, 2013
Brad’s latest book review–for Richard Rodriquez’ Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography–was just published by the Philadelphia Review of Books: A Meandering Spiritual Autobiography – Brad Windhauser reviews Richard Rodriguez’s Darling http://wp.me/s2hqmO-2306
How to Further Your Craft by Developing a Personal Reading List by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Furthering the Craft on November 3, 2013
How to Further Your Craft by Developing a Personal Reading List by Brad Windhauser When I was pursuing a writing degree at UCSD, one of my professors—from whom I learned a lot and for whom I had a lot of respect—suggested to my class that the only benefit to pursuing a graduate degree in writing […]
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