Tag: writing brainstorming

• Justify the … Idea. It’s How I Write

  In my theatre arts class, we play a game called Justify the Pose. I say ‘go,’ and everyone tears off around the room doing whatever they like. When I call ‘stop,’ they  must freeze in whatever awkward position they find themselves in, whether they are mid-step or standing on a desk. Then I call out…

  sassevn

  February 26, 2017

  Writing Process

  brainstorming, ideas, novel writing, writing, writing brainstorming, writing tips

• Inspiration is Cheap. Just Open Your Eyes. (or Ears)

  I’m amazed at the inspiration around me. I went for decades not seeing it. But it’s there. Everywhere – Invalidating our self-pitying claims of writer’s block. Maybe we put blinders on and can’t see it. Maybe we become so focused on the page that we forget that the page belongs in the world. That’s where…

  sassevn

  January 14, 2016

  Indie Author

  inspiration, writer’s block, writing brainstorming, writing ideas

• Can we identify a real person’s ‘superobjective’ by how they actually behave in real life?

  As I think about writing and character development and human behavior and a ton of other things, I keep going back to the fascinating world of the superobjective. A superobjective is what acting coach Larry Moss calls the overarching goal or desire of a character’s existence.  Whether acting or writing, keeping the superobjective in mind…

  sassevn

  June 4, 2013

  Writing Process

  character development, indie author, spine, superobjective, writing, writing brainstorming, writing process