Sometimes Something Happens
Sometimes something happens and you just think, isn't that interesting.
Category: Motivation
Book Appreciation The Language of Thought
Since I write about thinking, a review on Jerry Fodor’s The Language of Thought 1975 classic was a necessary research step. Jerry Fodor had a strong anti-behaviorism aspect. I enjoyed that. In the early 1970s…
Up a Steep Hill
As I rode my bike up the steep hill, I kept focused on the top of the hill
Zen in the Art of Writing
Following Bradbury's advice, I do a thousand words on stories, fleshing them out. Those that retain gusto, I go with and try to improve.
Words and Writing
What else accounts for the difference most of us experience between the vigor of our speech and the difficulty of our writing?
People Like Stories
What drives people to read stories? Readers want to escape or they want to learn.
Writing Class
"Story" is the events in the narrative, while "plot" is the logical and emotional relationships between the events.
On Writing Well – William Zinsser
Subtitle: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction Good, solid advice.
Creative Writing Feedback
Good feedback from teacher last night on a sample beginning I wrote up. He said that it wasn't clear, soon enough who the main character was. I had too many named people for a short…