One of the decided and unexpected pleasures of being a parent is reading aloud to my daughter. One of the less pleasurable aspects of this job is having to read that one book again and again and again and, “once more!” We are saved by writers like Maurice Sendak who wrote poetry in the disguise […]
Wild Things: Guest Blog by Julie Rappaport Read More »
In the Book Writing World, we have learned this about story structure: “The CRISIS is when the choice is made and the CLIMAX is when the choice is acted on.” That sounds good. Now, to the difficult question: What are your protagonist’s choices? What happens after your main character makes the first set of choices?
Bookends Revisited: by Devi Laskar Read More »
You know the saying, “tension so thick, you could cut it with a knife.” And there’s truth in that old cliché. What you’re working for, as a writer, is to grow plot, and make the scenes and setting and relationships in your characters’ world so untenable that you can taste the sweat and fear that
Tension so thick: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Five Things We Avoid That We’d Do Better To Embrace 1) Verbs: Make things happen in your sentences. Be alert for “There is/ are/ were” and “I felt/ heard/ saw/ noticed.” These usually can be cut and replaced with verbs, further into the heart of the sentence, that pack a much greater punch. Example: She
All current members of the Book Writing World (anyone currently enrolled in any BWW class or group) are invited to a Q & A with Thaisa Frank on 5-6p.m. (PST), Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, to kick off the Fall quarter. Thaisa Frank is author of the novel, Heidegger’s Glasses, and most recently, Enchantment, which received
Save The Date! Thaisa Frank To Visit the BWW Read More »
Ah, revision. It is a difficult thing and also a splendid thing. See my previous post if you want to see the original version of the piece I wrote and will now begin to revise. In the meantime, let me tell you what my marinating and letting it go has made me think. You may
Revving Up for Revision: By Angie Powers Read More »
You want to find the very best editor for your own work? Someone who can give it the ‘fine tuning’ it deserves before it goes out into the world? Look no further than the mirror, baby. It is easy enough to develop an editor’s eye, to be ruthless with your own work. All it takes
Loudly, Aloud: by Devi Laskar Read More »
You could say that I may be starting to saturate on the “once a day” philosophy. I’m hard at work on the second year of the “365-art-a-day challenge” where I’m now either submitting two photos that I’ve taken, or I’m submitting two pieces of art that I’ve drawn, painted, or somehow spewed on to a
Haiku$%*&? Gesundheit! : by Devi Laskar Read More »
For Angie, a real writer. Happy Birthday! Today’s title comes from a Marge Piercy poem called, “For the Young Who Want To.” It’s an old favorite of mine, and it’s a damn good reminder. I guess it’s been on my mind, because I had to read it aloud in class last week when a student
The Real Writer is One Who Really Writes: by Elizabeth Stark Read More »
Saturday, July 21,2012 at 10am on KPFA Radio’s broadcast of FatherFigures: “we double down on our weekly Token Mom guarantee with Elizabeth Stark and Angie Powers who share their thoughts on writing, filmmaking, and parenting. Also a look at the groundbreaking 1970’s children’s television show The Electric Company starring Bill Cosby, Rita Moreno, Morgan Freeman,
BREAKING NEWS: BWW FOUNDERS on KPFA Read More »
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