Posted by: Crystal King on: November 3, 2007
On the first night of NANOWRIMO I managed a stunning 1,319 words (stunning because I managed that much. I had great intentions to do more but well, Superman was on…). Yesterday I went to a really wonderful Grub Street fundraiser and got nada done on the wordcount but I met many writers, authors and readers [...]
Posted by: Crystal King on: October 11, 2007
When I was doing my undergrad I spent my time among colleagues who loved literature and writing. I received ongoing feedback on whatever I was working on–poetry, essays, fiction. After school I managed to get myself married right away, which I shouldn’t have. My focus was destroyed, my friendships in the literary world gradually became [...]
Posted by: Crystal King on: October 4, 2007
In all tests of character, Crystal, when two viewpoints are pitted against one another, in the final analysis the thing that will strike you the most, is not who was right or wrong, strong [...]
Posted by: Crystal King on: September 5, 2007
I had a great post on a creative writing exercise I taught in my weekly class and boom! of course, WP was having issues and my post never saved, sigh. I’ll get back to that at some point but in the meantime, here are some helpful tips and tricks.
Line Editing in 10 Easy Steps
On exposition: [...]