Posts Tagged ‘Critical Thinking’
Infinitely Reading, Writing…and Living
Posted by: Crystal King on: January 4, 2008
- In: Writing
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One of the authors on my massive lifelong booklist is Mervyn Peake, and in particular, his Titus novels, more oftenly known as Gormenghast, although that is only the title for the second book.
I’m absolutely amazed that I made it to nearly 37 years old and never knew about these books. I’m an avid fantasy [...]
Creative Brainstorming for Writers
Posted by: Crystal King on: September 10, 2007
- In: Writing
- 4 Comments
I’m teaching a course at the wonderful Grub Street on creative writing exercises–unusual ones that I developed as part of my M.A. in Critical & Creative Thinking. My next class is specifically on developing brainstorming maps for writers. Visually exploring plots, characters and themes is something that most writers don’t do very often. We tend [...]
Creative Writing Tool: Why/Why & How/How Diagrams
Posted by: Crystal King on: September 6, 2007
- In: Writing
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The unexamined life is not worth living. ~ Socrates
On Wednesday I taught a class that centers around a series of creative writing exercises that I developed as part of my Masters in Critical & Creative Thinking thesis. This week we talked about asking questions of ourselves, our characters and our stories. Read on to discover [...]
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