Archive for January, 2009
« Previous EntriesHearing
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009The third class of the Wild Angels centered around hearing and reading our work. Whether a poet or a novelist it is important to read out loud. We have this voice we hear in our head but how it sounds in the world is usually completely different. Our characters can take on a new life [...]
Inauguration – A Brand New Day- How Fun
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009Today I have been watching the Inauguration festivities. If we all got a party like this when we got a new job wouldn’t we want to jump into it with enthusiasm? I know I would. But when there is no party for us we must create our own incentive. A day like this, that comes [...]
Learning to hear
Saturday, January 17th, 2009The second class of the Wild Angels was light in attendance. The weather was bitterly cold. A plane had crash landed on the Hudson river, creating train and traffic nightmares for us all. We began the class with the proprioceptive process. We have spent some time discussing this method so that we can really get [...]
Making Your Writing Time Sacred
Friday, January 16th, 2009In our writing class we have been discussing how to make time for our writing. I’m guilty of putting my writing on the back burner and making time for idleness, TV, twittering, anything but my writing. I know many people who have changed their lives to become writers and do anything but write. What can [...]
World Domination
Saturday, January 10th, 2009I propose you dominate at least one part of it. How about writing? Create a Writing World Domination plan for 2009. It could look something like this.Read the rest of my blog post here- Writing World Domination