Posted by: Crystal King on: October 29, 2007
With NANOWRIMO around the corner, I thought I would share some info on some of the tools that I use to help further my writing.
First off, in my last post I mentioned Holly Lisle’s great guides to writing fiction and building worlds, e-books that are unlike any writing book you’ll encounter in a book store, [...]
Posted by: Crystal King on: September 10, 2007
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 [...]
Posted by: Crystal King on: September 6, 2007
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 [...]