Monthly Archives: November 2011

Jackson Pollack Exercise

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Administrator

I posted an article on BookPleasures.com about the similarities between art and writing, entitled Jackson Pollack Writing.  I’ve also posted it below for readers of this blog.  It explains where the following exercise came from and how it may help … Continue reading →

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Jackson Pollack Writing

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Administrator

This article was written for BookPleasure.com.  I have also posted it on my site, because it goes with the exercise I am posting today. My husband and I visited the High Museum of Art in Atlanta over the Thanksgiving weekend … Continue reading →

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Writing and Painting

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Administrator

e.e. cummings’ Strip Joint. Aldous Huxley’s sleeping wife (Maria Nys Huxley at Siesta).  Beautiful pastoral Brazilian Landscape by Elizabeth Bishop. Sylvia Plath’s Two Women Reading. These are just the tip of the iceberg of the number of writers who have … Continue reading →

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A Writer’s Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Administrator

“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.” – E.P. Powell I have a life that is blessed.  It’s easy … Continue reading →

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Have You Met Your Audience Yet?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Administrator

Check out my article for BookPleasure.com on identifying your audience while you are writing.  Click here.

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What’s Your Story?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Administrator

“I would say that the most important duty of a writer is to find what is really his story, his particular story, his unique story.”  — Isaac Bashevis Singer There are certain types of stories: the love triangle, betrayal between … Continue reading →

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It’s all in the Dress

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Administrator

“Clothes are inevitable.  They are nothing less than the furniture of the mind made visible.” –James Laver, Style in Costume I went to see a play last night at our local university.  The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Grammar Muse

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Administrator

Check out my article “Searching for the Grammar Muse” at BookPleasure.com by clicking here.

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New Class

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Administrator

Just a reminder about the new class.  Please contact me if you need additional information. You can also sign up by either calling 423.697.3100 or clicking here. Poetry For Life Metrophobia is the fear of poetry.  Many people believe poetry … Continue reading →

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Building Blocks

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Administrator

“There are a million things in music I know nothing about. I just want to narrow down that figure.” – Andrew Previn Sometimes, what slows us down in our writing is fear:  How do I make my characters really come … Continue reading →

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