by Jeanette Taylor | Aug 10, 2015 | Book & Movie Reviews, Writing Tips
A Stellar Book about Writing Fiction (& Nonfiction) Write Away, One Novelist’s Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life, Elizabeth George This slim volume by Elizabeth George, creator of the Inspector Linley series, is the best I’ve read to date about writing...
by Jeanette Taylor | May 14, 2015 | Writing Tips
Scenes & Credibility in Personal Narrative It was a resplendent spring day. Light refracted into thousands of suns on the water. There was friendly conversation as students arrived at the seaside studio and settled in for our last session. We had just got started...
by Jeanette Taylor | Apr 29, 2015 | Writing Tips
Animate Historical Nonfiction with Lifelike Details Creative nonfiction writers must remain true to the facts. But, we’re also called upon to evoke feelings for the place and people in this hybrid blend of storytelling and reflection. We want readers to experience...
by Jeanette Taylor | Apr 8, 2015 | Book & Movie Reviews, Writing Tips
Blog Posts are Murder Musings on the genre by Annette Yourk There were three murder mystery writers in my last course. That was a first, so I thought I’d blog about it. I’m not an expert or a junkie (aside from my Minette Walters phase) but I enjoy a good mystery from...
by Jeanette Taylor | Mar 24, 2015 | Writing Tips
What is Your Narrative Really About? Most writing instructors talk about the need to identify the theme—or the essence—of your piece. This is something you should be able to express in a short statement that slices straight into the heart of your narrative. Uncovering...
by Jeanette Taylor | Feb 18, 2015 | Writing Tips
A Writing Prompt Using a Photograph as Inspiration Photographs capture the surface details we need to draw readers into our created realities, whether it be fiction or nonfiction. And the subjects they contain can raise questions about relationship dynamics and...
