For the Artist Book I have two stories that I have an interest in making into an artist book. The first is my COVID Fiction, “Don’t Touch Me Air!”, of which I could make some kind of chained metal box with hazard signs and such. The pages could be formatted into some type of official-looking … [Read more…]
1)___In the chosen excerpt, Stephen King has a lot to say about reading and how important it is to the writerly life. On page 146, he states, “You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your own writing until it has been done to you.” Do you remember being swept away … [Read more…]
The words and advice of both Sheer and Lamott ring true for the, well, truth of writing. The act of writing is absolutely a “process” and along that process, “messes” are necessary to continue along the path. As has been written and spoken many times before, no writer, not even the best of them, can … [Read more…]
Unfortunately, but understandably, I was not able to experience the totality of the effects of my first Workshop because my partner had not created a holistic draft yet. However, I was able to get some feedback on my own piece, and although I had to drag it out of my partner a little bit, I … [Read more…]
Perfection is a curious term. What exactly is perfection? More importantly, when do you reach perfection and whose version of perfection is it? When attempting to creatively write questions such as these ones can certainly muddy the waters and eventually sink the ship. As Lamott professes, you can not be worried about perfection when attempting … [Read more…]
The advice I most strongly connected with in these first few chapters of “Bird by Bird” was that of its namesake, as discussed in the chapter “Short Assignments”. I especially found the analogy of a car driving a long journey at night and only being able to see a few feet ahead to be the … [Read more…]
I always wanted to visit the historic site where the free world decided to finally fight back against tyranny, against what has been described again and again to me as “pure evil”. Although, interestingly enough, my grandfather, a man who had actually lived through it, did not see the situation quite that way. He would … [Read more…]
Setting plays a major role in “North Country,” and other settings would present a different set of challenges. What are some of the challenges the main character faces upon moving to the UP? Do these challenges exist due to where the character finds herself? Why/why not? How does she attempt to manage the challenges she … [Read more…]
