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Posts Tagged ‘Writing Tools I Use

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, [...]

Win a Spot in Holly Lisle’s First Writing Teleconference

Posted by: Crystal King on: October 27, 2007

I’ve been a huge Holly Lisle fan for a long while now, not just because she writes great, engaging fiction, but because she’s also been an invaluable resource for me as a writer. Holly is someone who doesn’t just pop out a novel every few years–she is a career writer, writing every day, publishing on [...]

Creative Brainstorming for Writers

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 [...]

Creative Writing Tool: Why/Why & How/How Diagrams

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 [...]


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