Once upon a time there was a woman who wanted to be a writer. She wanted to write poems when she was a girl. So she learned how to read and write letters, and wrote one, that is to say, a poem, but her parents didn't like it because they were afraid because you never … Continue reading Storytime Sunday — nanonotes from the front finale – NaNoWriMo 2012 – 11/25/12
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Nanonotes from the front… Storytime Sunday 11/18/12 or a question of belief
Dear Friends – At week 3 of NaNoWriMo, we arrive at the heart of the matter. Or rather the heart of your matter. Here's what I'm talking about: At the halfway point of Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, this dialogue happens between Oscar and Mr. Black : Mr. Black: “Stalin found out … Continue reading Nanonotes from the front… Storytime Sunday 11/18/12 or a question of belief
Storytime Sunday, 11/11/12: Nanonotes from the front #2 or let your writing be haunted
Dear Friends of the Unreal -- As NaNoWriMo founder Chris Baty warns in his book, week #2 is tough. For those of us who have trouble with plot, week #2 feels plodding, and uncomfortable, and at this point just a tad strange. This morning I found myself haunted by books I've loved and characters I … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 11/11/12: Nanonotes from the front #2 or let your writing be haunted
Story Time Sunday, 11/04/12: nanonotes from the front — daring to write bad on a very tight schedule
Dear Magically Real friends -- Well, two days into NaNoWriMo, I have written some of the worst trash ever. I have plot points that do not make sense. Accessories and accoutrements abound that have arrived too early in the narrative and that will not ever get employed again. Assuming that I even remember what they … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, 11/04/12: nanonotes from the front — daring to write bad on a very tight schedule
Story Time Sunday, 10/28/12 — the Story of the 21
Once upon a time there were 21 people. “Wait! “ you say, “that’s too many people for a fairy-tale, but not enough people for an epic like the Iliad which ends badly but has a lot of cool fighting and a lot of gods, but not so much sex as you might expect if you … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, 10/28/12 — the Story of the 21
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 