by Annette Yourk | Aug 25, 2015 | Writing Tips
Superb Summer Writing Retreat At night I go to bed exhausted and full. Mornings I wake up smiling and reach for pen and paper or laptop at an ungodly hour. Between intensive sessions of writing, critique, revision, development; opportunities to decompress with a...
by Annette Yourk | Jun 23, 2014 | Writing Tips
Setting and Story – Context and Character Two sides of the coin Does the story container matter? Isn’t it all about “character, character, character”? After all, it’s the characters we fall in love with, cheer on, grow frustrated with, and psychoanalyze. We even feel...
by Annette Yourk | Feb 15, 2014 | Writing Tips
Scribes in Conversation Integrating Creative Nonfiction into Traditional History Writing Hello again, Jeanette; Congratulations on stepping back into your manuscript. It takes courage and resolve to beat back the forces of resistance. But you’ve done it—you’ve...
by Annette Yourk | Dec 23, 2013 | Writing Tips
Courage Is Grace Under Pressure (Ernest Hemingway) Think of yourself as a big game hunter. Not the rugged steel-eyed type in a 4WD Landcruiser; 40 gallon tank full of fuel, bolt action repeating rifle with telescopic sights, and the open savannah where predator meets...
