Category: Writing Process

• The Euphoric Ride through the Mind of a Writer

  A writer’s mind never shuts down. It barely even pauses. It follows the moth right into the flame with wild curiosity and escapes slightly singed on the other side but with a great new story to tell. A writer’s mind is a study in contrasts. It pauses to admire the pastoral green of a country…

  sassevn

  May 22, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  the mind of a writer, the way writer’s think, writing, writing and thinking, writing process

• Do you know your way around English? If not, you should write.

  I’m not the brightest English bulb in the library. There are plenty of others who can list off a litany of long laborious sounding English terms which students of English and literature around the globe study on a yearly basis. chiasmus – euphony – spoonerism – ekphrastic I suppose there’s some merit in understanding them…

  sassevn

  May 12, 2015

  Writing Process

  literary terminology, literary terms, reasons to write, writing

• Are second halves of novels better?

  As I finish up my due diligence with my fourth and soon (with 3 months) to be released novel, I came across a strange realization: the writing in the second half of my novel is better. I’m doing a final, thorough read-through and I noticed a strange difference in attitude between my perception of each…

  sassevn

  April 17, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  fiction, first half of a novel, indie authors, novel writing, writing, writing a novel’s ending, writing process

• The Problem of Authorship: Another Beautiful Idea, Still No Time

  One of the most frustrating parts of writing is having an accumulation of new ideas but no time to explore them. Grrrrr. This weekend I found myself driving for nearly fifteen hours on a fun road-trip for work – certainly nothing wrong with that. The problem occurs when I find myself staring dizzily at the…

  sassevn

  March 25, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming, indie author, lack of writing time, new ideas, novel writing, writing process, writing when driving

• An Approach to (Drama) Writing Part IV: Conflict & Resolution

  Part I: Be Fearless LINK HERE! Part II: Start in Your Mind LINK HERE! Part III: Use an Image or Phrase to Create Your Characters LINK HERE! Part IV: Mix in Some Conflict and Resolution You now have a basic scene in your head, an image from which you’ve created some characters. Now we need to build the…

  sassevn

  March 20, 2015

  Writing Process

  approaches to drama writing, drama writing, examples of conflict and resolution in writing, writing short drama, writing tips

• An Approach to Drama Writing Part III: Use your image to create your characters …

  Part III in my short series about writing drama – but much is applicable to any type of writing. Part I: Be Fearless! HERE! Part II: Writing Starts in the Mind HERE! Part III: Use Your image or scene to create your characters or vice versa In part two I talked about using a phrase or an…

  sassevn

  March 17, 2015

  Writing Process

  approaches to drama writing, brainstorming writing, creating characters, drama writing, writing

• An Approach to Drama Writing Part II: It all starts in your mind.

  Part II on my short workshop on writing drama (applicable to other genres as well. Part I was on Being Fearless. You can read it HERE! Writing is accomplished in your mind. It’s edited on paper. (or electronic paper) One of the great myths of writing is that it is accomplished when you actually start putting…

  sassevn

  March 14, 2015

  Writing Process

  brainstorming, generating ideas, steps to effective writing, writing, writing drama

• Approaches to (Drama) Writing Part I: Be Fearless

  A colleague asked me to speak to an English class about drama writing. This was a good opportunity for me to spend a little time to think through the processes I use when writing drama (or creative writing in general.) Mostly, my procedures are nothing learned or formal, but merely intuitive responses based on trial…

  sassevn

  March 13, 2015

  Writing Process

  approaches to drama writing, approaches to writing, creative writing, doubt and the writer, how to write a play, tips for writers, writing drama, writing short drama

• A Little Christian-Themed Drama

  I was asked to write a few dramatic sketches for some meetings we were having this month, and I had a lot of fun putting together some Christian-themed drama – some dramatic – some down-right silly like “Birds on a Wire” which had two birds watching humans fret about all the little details of their…

  sassevn

  March 6, 2015

  drama, Writing Process

  christian monologue, christian themed drama, drama, drama on God’s Love, monologue

• Writing: It’s Kind of Like Garlic Butter

  A local chain pizza shop here sells their pizza with a garlic butter crust, but one taste confirms that, most likely, it contains neither garlic or butter. To me, the crust tastes like nail polish applied on top of a thin layer of artificially flavored garlic powder. It’s kind of nauseating actually. The reason for…

  sassevn

  February 20, 2015

  Writing Process

  garlic butter, honey mustard, recipes, simplify your life, simplify your writing, writing, writing process