Posts filed under ‘Habits and Techniques of Writers’
rules of spontaneous prose (by jack kerouac)
Jack Kerouac’s brilliant, heartfelt advice about writing. Typically, silliness mixed in with profound wisdom. What a great mind and a loving heart the man had!
Continue Reading February 1, 2012 at 3:49 pm Leave a comment
Habits and Techniques of Writers: Storytelling
Storytelling is not about conveying information. It’s about the joy of entering a world created by the storyteller, a world that can be entered and enjoyed as many times as the story is told well.
And whose story is worth telling? Everyone’s.
Habits and Techniques of Writers: Engagement
In the introduction to this series, I talked about the art of careful observation. This post is about engagement. When is a writer NOT engaged, in some way, in “writing”?
Continue Reading October 28, 2010 at 2:34 am Leave a comment
Introducing Habits and Techniques of Writers: Observation
If anyone can be a writer, if writing is as natural as talking, then what is there to learn in a writing workshop? This new occasional column will explore some of the habits and techniques of writers.
Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road 