Week beginning 13 July, 2009. This weeks writing theme: Exploration
- Observations from an executive chair
- Noticing things
- Fiction or fib?
- Generating ideas
- “Many writers” – conventionalism in writing
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Week beginning 6 July, 2009. This weeks writing theme: storytellers
- Write about storytellers
- Read the power of place
- Write about readers
- Work on Diary of magnificent things
- Anatomy of prose
- Bigfoot hoaxers as storytellers
- Post two writing prompts
- Style/voice
- Read Sync
- Work on novel checklist
- Readers journal
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Week beginning 29 June, 2009. This weeks theme: writing rules
- Finish reading A thousand splendid sun
- Write about anatomy of a novel
- Work on Diary of magnificent things
- Find/join discussion group for bioanthropology
- Post on writing rules
- Read The power of place
- Post two writing prompts/exercises
- Keep writing readers journal
- Take camera out for photography session
- Remember why you’re doing this
- Imagery in creative writing
Number of words on novel: 182
Number of words on blog: 4596
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August 17, 2009 at 8:46 PM
mssharon,
As to point number three, fiction or fib, here is the pearl I love. I read it the paper a long time ago, and I do not know who to credit.
“For it to be good fiction, it need not necessarily have happened, but it must be true.”
My agent always says, “Son, everyone knows you write fiction, but you must write the truth. You can never lie to your readers.”
I do my best to do that.
Dr. B
August 18, 2009 at 8:14 AM
Dr B
I’ve heard variations of this expression and it makes a lot of sense to me. I maintain that all fiction has an element of truth in it. It’s a reflection of a writer’s inner world.
June 1, 2009 at 9:41 AM
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