Creative Writing

Writer’s block is real...and you've got it. There are many reasons people get it – their mind is preoccupied, the environment they’re writing in isn’t conducive to creating, the idea they’ve come up with isn’t particularly good, a lack of imagination or skill to develop the story, coming to the laptop with no idea to write about, and many more. Overcoming Writer's Block helps you understand the cause of your writer’s block then goes into detail on strategies for overcoming each one. Part of the Storytelling 101 Quick Read series, Overcoming Writer’s Block answers all of your...

Ever had that nagging thought, I should write a book someday? Maybe friends and family keep telling you it's something you absolutely must do. If you have unique skills, experiences, or knowledge that could help others, sharing your ideas in a book is an amazing way to pay it forward. By the time you finish this book, you'll be inspired to become an author and have the confidence to do it. The world needs to hear your voice. Who Me, An Author? is your guide to help you, every step of the way. April O'Leary is the founder of O'Leary Publishing, a hybrid book publishing company based in ...

'Grass Root Words' is a Naturalist periodical journal for essays, poems, and short-stories on inspirational themes like history, education, evolution, environmentalism, civil rights, philosophy, arts, advances in technology, and discoveries in science. Contributing authors include all ages; alive or dead; famous or infamous. This 'SCOD-zine' is like a grass-roots 'Leaves of Grass', except anyone can be in it, not just Walt Whitman.

Dopo anni trascorsi tra letture per gli editori, valutazione di manoscritti, scrittura di articoli, racconti, recensioni e critiche, Dorothea Brande ha cominciato a insegnare scrittura creativa partendo dal fatto che le difficoltà dello studente medio o dello scrittore dilettante iniziano molto prima che egli arrivi al punto di poter beneficiare delle tecniche vere e proprie dell'arte dello scrivere.

I invite you to join me in March on a remarkable journey of creativity and collaboration, where the boundaries between human imagination and artificial intelligence intertwine. Over the course of a month, I embarked on a unique project. Each morning, I would think about a story, imagining the characters and action, the setting and conflict, and I would craft a set if instructions for what I wanted and then present it to an AI chatbot. The AI, using its vast knowledge and sophisticated language models, would then craft a short story based on my prompt. The result was a collection of tales ...

From his vantage point harnessed to a tree overlooking the town of Huntsville (he tended to wander), a very young Roy MacGregor got in the habit of watching people—what they did, who they talked to, where they went. He has been getting to know his fellow Canadians and telling us all about them ever since.

Can you walk and talk at the same time? How about Jabber Walk? Can you write and draw and walk and journal all at the same time? If not, you're in luck: exuberant, blue-cheesy cilantro man Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States, is here to teach you everything he knows about being a real-life, bonified, jabberwalking poet! Jabberwalkers write and speak for themselves and others no matter where their feet may take them - to jabberwalk is to be a poet on the move.

A Magical Creativity is the collected magical journals of Taylor Ellwood from 2018 to 2020. In these magical journals he shares his ongoing works with practical magic, but also shares how to connect with the spiritual forces of stability and creativity. In this collection you'll find discussions of Taylor's work with the archangels, the sphere of art, identity work, and the ongoing development of cutting edge magical techniques. Taylor shares how real magic can change your life and shape the results you obtain, as well as exploring the ongoing necessity of internal work.

Do you love to write, but aren't sure what to do with it? Wondering how to approach the industry, find a market, or get an in with the right folks? Stephan Bugaj (Pixar, Telltale Games) and Justin Sloan (Roku's Cypher, the Reclaiming Honor novels) have come together to share advice on living the writer dream. Let them show you exactly what it takes to make it in the world of creative writing. What follows is a collection of their advice and interviews with the experts. This includes screenwriters, video game writers, and authors of books and comics. In this book you'll read interviews with ...

Get started writing for magazines, and learn to make a living at it. Through examples, explanations and tips, Writing Articles About the World Around You demonstrates how to generate original and saleable article ideas using information that is part of your everyday life. Even if you live in Nowheresville, you'll learn how to recognize topics and angles that can interest editors at magazines and newspapers. Learn to use your experience, on-the-job knowledge, and everyday life to develop how-to articles, reviews and opinion pieces, and more.

Make your novel the best it can be with veteran novelist Angela Hunt's THE ART OF REVISION. In this book, you'll discover the five-draft system to help you move from creative author to exacting editor, and how to resolve the problems in your novel, deepen characters, and strengthen your writing. You'll also learn how to polish your manuscript and get it ready for publication. Benefits of this book include: - Unlocking the power to make your novel the best it can be - Discovering emotional depth and captivating stories - Transforming your writing to a professional level What's included in ...

You are a multitude of stories. Every joy and heartbreak, every disappointment and dizzying high, has the makings of an unforgettable story. Whether your goal is to deliver the perfect wedding toast, give a moving eulogy, ace a job interview or simply connect more deeply to those around you, The Moth is here to help. In this book, the Moth team reveal the secrets of their time-honed process and use examples from beloved storytellers like Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Gilbert, Nikesh Shukla, Sarfraz Manzoor and more.

Imagine having your own personal mentor - someone encouraging yet honest, supportive yet empowering, who could help you set and achieve your goals, turn your moments of doubt and fear into sources of strength, and discover what you’re truly capable of when you’re at your best. Kendra Levin is that mentor. And with The Hero Is You, she’s here to help you do the best writing of your life - and live your best life while doing it.

How to Write Content is the guide you need! We will teach you how to write content in seven easy steps. This guide is designed to provide you with all the tools you need in a concise, easy-to-understand format that will answer all your burning questions and get you on your way to successful content writing.

Nothing sells you like a book ... but it had better be a good book! If you want to create a powerful non-fiction book that serves and attracts your ideal clients while positioning you as the go-to expert in your industry, you need to rethink your entire approach to planning and writing your book.

Scarlett O'Hara. Katniss Everdeen. Wilbur the Pig. Why do we love and remember these characters long after we've forgotten the details of their stories? Angela Hunt, author of more than 150 published books, shares the secrets of successful characterization that will enable you to create memorable, extraordinary characters in your novel, short story, or screenplay.

Comic novelist and critic Paul McDonald explores the philosophy of humour in a book that will appeal to both philosophers and creative writers alike. There are numerous competing theories of humour and laughter, and the absence of a single theory implies the importance of assessing them all. One aim of this book is to do exactly that. It concentrates mainly on philosophical approaches to humour— including those of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Descartes, Hobbes, Bergson, Kant, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Freud and Bakhtin. But the discussion explores other fields such as cultural studies, ...

True creativity flows continually throughout life, breaking free of form. In Writing from the Inside Out, author and yogi Stephen Lloyd Webber shares his practice of creative writing as a path for self-realization. This book includes many practical writing exercises and connects listeners with esoteric tantric yoga insights, oral traditions, and Zen storytelling modalities. Using the methods in this book, Stephen was able to put together over 20 book-length creative projects in a year.

For Linda Cracknell, exposure to wind, rock, mist, and salt water is integral to her writing process. She follows Susan Sontag’s advice to “Love words, agonise over sentences, and pay attention to the world,” observing and writing her landscapes from the particulars of each moment. In this varied essay collection, Linda backpacks on a small island that is connected to the mainland only at low tide.

The intersection of motherhood and creative life is explored in these writings on mothering that turn the spotlight from the child to the mother herself. Here, in memoirs, testimonials, diaries, essays, and fiction, mothers describe firsthand the changes brought to their lives by pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering.