Tag: brainstorming

• Writers: Chip Away like a Sculptor

  The story is there. Already. It’s in the mind. It’s composed of memories and relationships, small pieces of information from earth, and deep dreams which probe the vastness of the unknown. The story is already created. It simply needs to be released. It needs to be formulated in a way that will make sense to…

  sassevn

  June 7, 2015

  Indie Author

  brainstorming, creativity, writing, writing and sculpting, 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 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

• Bad Writing Sessions – Push Onward

  Ahhh! The tortured writer. Tortured in thoughts. Words that taunt. Phrases which elude. Plot which plods. Characters I don’t care about. When will it end? Perhaps when I end this tortuous session. We’ve all had them – those unproductive sessions when nothing flows right and everything sounds exactly wrong. That was me this afternoon. I…

  sassevn

  November 30, 2014

  Indie Author

  brainstorming, inspiration, overcoming discouragement as a writer, writer’s block, writing, writing session

• Don’t Take Good Ideas for Granted. Plan ahead!

  Have you ever been in such a good creative patch that you are overflowing with ideas and not enough time to accomplish them all? Relish those days. That’s what I keep telling myself. I am currently overflowing with ideas. I’ve started to map out my drama writing 13 months in advance because I’m producing too…

  sassevn

  November 4, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming, drama writing, novel writing, writing ideas, writing procedures, writing process, writing topics

• Writing: Can I do it again?

  This seems to be a re-occurring theme for me, and I suppose for many writers: Can I do it again? The ‘it’ is write. Can I repeat the magic? Do I have another story in me? Will the clever hooks and twists and turns be so evident in my next writing as in my last…

  sassevn

  May 27, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming, indie writers, writer doubt, writing, writing procedure, writing process

• There’s no way to know if you should “blow-up” your writing

  You’re cruising along in your writing, following a certain idea, a certain rabbit trail that has you darting and dogging over and under a thrilling maze of obstacles until you are satisfied that you have what you want. And then, you get another idea – an idea which will completely restructure everything you just wrote.…

  sassevn

  April 4, 2014

  Writing Process

  approaches to writing, brainstorming, clarity in writing, creative writing, plot, writing ideas

• A Momentary Stare at a Blank Page

  Before I go and write I wanted to reflect on the blank page that awaits me. I have an idea in my head and I am ready to start putting it on paper. Two hours from now the blank will be filled, but I am not yet sure what I will have. Will the words…

  sassevn

  March 30, 2014

  Play, Writing Excerpt, Writing Process

  blank page, brainstorming, ideas, short plays, starting to write, thoughts on writing, writing

• A Momentary Lapse Into Sanity

  Every once in a while my writer’s mind will surface from the deep belly underworld of my Mariana Trench-like mind to breath the normal air of my surroundings. What is it that I find when this happens? Normal things, mostly. Like baseball, for instance. I’m not a writer when I’m a baseball fan. Everything turns…

  sassevn

  February 22, 2014

  Writing Process

  approaches to writing, brainstorming, creative writing, writer’s mind, writing, writing ideas

• Writing with the end in sight? Or writing to discover?

  I read an article where an author said they he recommends knowing the last line of your book before knowing the first line. Well, I couldn’t disagree more. I’m not saying his way doesn’t work. It did for him. But it could never work for me. As I mentioned before, I write to discover, not…

  sassevn

  December 18, 2013

  Writing Process

  brainstorming, indie writing., novel writing, writing, writing process