Tag: writing
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Discipline + Imagination + Bravery = ?
Here’s another connection between acting and writing. I found this equation in one of my drama books: Discipline + Imagination + Bravery = Success! I couldn’t have said it better for either acting or writing. Let’s break this down a little bit: DISCIPLINE An actor has to be disciplined in putting in the homework to…
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Storyteller or Writer
I enjoyed THIS POST from a blogger who was recounting a teacher who was teaching a class of young writers concerning the difference between being a storyteller and being a writer. The blogger states how everyone in the class had been working on a story and they were revising like crazy to make sure the very best…
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Villains: An exercise in drama & writing
In my Intro to Theater Arts class, we did an exercise on villains. Everyone had to choose an especially wicked villain from a movie or book. I told them to chose someone who would be particularly unpleasant to be with in real life. Then, they had to pretend that they had to act the part…
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Using Imagery in Writing: The Example of the Phuong Flower
I’m holding a writing workshop on Monday so I thought I’d unpack a few items I will be talking about. I’ll start with imagery. When I started writing Beauty Rising, I didn’t want it to be an interconnected mess of episodic writing. I wanted overarching themes and imagery which would, hopefully, drive home what I…
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Stay away from the gutter, please!
Yes, I’m at a bowling alley. And watching gutter ball after gutter bowl, I naturally thought of writing. What else? First we must define the purpose of a gutter. It’s to remove waste or unwanted or undesirable garbage far away from one location so that waste can end up with a bird of the same…
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I don’t take readers lightly
This is one of those ‘remember how blessed you are posts’. I’m just very thankful for my readers. Every time I sell a book, I remember what went into that buyer’s decision. The potential reader, perhaps, got a recommendation from a friend and then clicked on a link to read about my book. The potential…
Author Mark W Sasse 