Episode 14: Creative Monsters
…writing. Creative monsters never hit you while you’re down. They jump out when you’re actually making progress and feeling successful. And they come in a variety of shapes and sizes….
…writing. Creative monsters never hit you while you’re down. They jump out when you’re actually making progress and feeling successful. And they come in a variety of shapes and sizes….
…faces. And then we learn to write the alphabet, make words, sentences, eventually draft novels, right? No. Not right. That’s not how we learn to write. Instead, we take a…
…go down rabbit holes. Explore tangents. Often, I’ll forget where I’m supposed to be going and lose track of all the clues in my mystery I have dropped before. Plot…
…Editing Here our sentence is an anchor that keeps you from going out with the tide of emotions. It’s really hard to kill your darlings. But it is completely necessary….
…a seamless structure for your story. Weaving in symbolism to support the theme. World building and picking a telling detail to capture the essence of the moment. Engaging your reader…
…dark times, kept at it. Making comedy specials. Doing stand-up. Writing comic novels. The wheel kept turning. And as a result, so did we. Now we have this new comedic…
…of the written word. In addition to creating her own stories, Pamela is active in multiple writing communities. She is a member of the DFW Writers Workshop and is in…
…that there are many other writing contests, too. Some are run by writing organizations and their chapters. Writer’s Digest runs a well-known set of competitions. Other contests are geography-specific, like…
…in a 5, 7, 5 syllable pattern. But don’t get too caught up in the rigors of the form. Haiku is meant to be enjoyed like a good sake. On…
…but when it stops working for you, ditch it. Structure, constraints and boundaries are not to be feared or rejected. Learn them. Use them. Create your own even. They are…