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Using Pinterest As a Research Tool
Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Conducting Research, How I Write, Jennie, Research, Setting, The Craft Of Writing on July 25, 2016
by Jennie Jarvis As a fiction writer, most of my job entails making crap up. Yes, my stories are based in realities, and it’s important for those realties to ring true in the hearts and minds of my readers. Sometimes, this means doing a little traditional research. Lately, I’ve been spending hours watching videos […]
When The Muse Is Elusive
Posted by Ron Hayes in How I Write, Poetry, Ron, The Craft Of Writing on July 13, 2016
by Ron Hayes What does research have to do with poetry and why in the world would a poet ever need to do research? Ever been asked this question? Ever asked it yourself? When the term “research” crops up in a conversation amongst you and your poet friends, do they look at you funny and […]
Writing For Young Audiences
Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Dialogue, Furthering the Craft, How I Write, Jennie, The Craft Of Writing, Working Within Constraints, Writer's Signature on November 24, 2015
by Jennie Jarvis Last month, I had the privilege of moderating a panel at the Florida Writers Conference on writing for young audiences. Speaking on the panel were the following dynamic writers: New York Times Bestselling Author Beth Revis, Comic Book writer/editor, Graphic Novelist and YA Author Roland Mann, award winning children’s book author and screenwriter […]
Confessional and Contemporary: Poems, Life, and Elizabeth Bishop
Posted by Ron Hayes in Guest Bloggers, How I Write, Poetry, The Writer's Life, When I Write on April 26, 2014
By Dominique Traverse Locke 5Writers is pleased to welcome back Dominique Traverse Locke, author of The Goodbye Child and No More Hard Times for her second guest blog appearance. “Read this,” I say to my husband, who, in all his infinite wisdom, knows translates to, “I wrote a poem. Fix whatever’s wrong with it.” And he does. When asked […]
Special Edition: The Poem’s the Thing (Poetry as Theater)
Posted by jarviswrites in How I Write, Jennie, Poetry, Special Editions on April 19, 2014
by Jennie Jarvis When I was in middle school and high school (you know, that time when I thought my perspective on the world was all that mattered in the Universe), I spent a lot of time writing. I had Feelings (capital F), and I wanted to get them out. Since I went to a […]
What makes it to the page and how it gets there
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, How I Write, What I Write on July 6, 2012
Last month I performed a stunning, acrobatic, unscheduled dismount from my horse. If anyone had been there to witness this feat, I’m sure they would have been amazed at the grace this middle-aged woman of somewhat substantial weight displayed, as I was flung into the air at a surprising velocity—probably wailing a litany of less […]
The 1″ Picture Frame
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, How I Write on June 21, 2012
The 1” Picture frame How I write has evolved quite a bit, especially as I read more books and stories, and have completed an MFA program. It’s a tough question to ask, really, sort of like asking musicians how they write a song. Some artists speak to process (develop a routine) while others stress resolve […]
Breaking The Chain
Posted by jarviswrites in How I Write, Jennie on June 16, 2012
By Jennie Jarvis Years ago, comedian and writer Jerry Seinfeld delivered some of the best advice on writing I’ve ever heard – Don’t break the chain. This essentially means that it’s a good idea for a writer to take a wall calendar (perhaps one of the hundred that I receive each month from charity organizations […]
When The Strangers Come Visiting . . .
Posted by LadyLadder in How I Write, Linda on June 6, 2012
I know people who write with index cards. People who outline. People who do mounds and mounds and mounds of research to understand every nuance of setting, costuming, language etc. before they write a single word. Me? I just start talking to my characters. And I keep talking until they answer. (If they don’t, they’re […]
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