Category: The Art of Writing

Information on the art of writing in general

I have added two more recordings of my interviews to my website.

At Buzzard Beach, Arkansas
At Buzzard Beach, Arkansas

I have uploaded two more recordings of my interviews with Traci Hales-Vass for her Write-On Four Corners program on KSJE public radio to accompany the one I already have up.  Both last about half an hour (with no commercials). Neither has any video. They are only audio. They are in tiny print on the right hand bar below the first video/interview I had with KSJE. Unfortunately, I am not sufficiently skilled in WordPress to change the size of the font. They are between the Top Posts and Pages link and my Tweets.

The interview below it is from May 24, 2017. We discuss the creation of the Farmington Writer’s Circle and the upcoming Meet and Greet to introduce local authors to their readers. We also discussed my latest collection of short stories “The Scent and Other Stories”, which is available at Amazon.

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Hasta Luego.

 

2020 – Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. — IV Quotes

if you like my quote show some love and share the post , and here some more …. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Charles R. Swindoll Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller In order…

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I have added two more recordings of my interviews to my website.

At Buzzard Beach, Arkansas
At Buzzard Beach, Arkansas

I have uploaded two more recordings of my interviews with Traci Hales-Vass for her Write-On Four Corners program on KSJE public radio to accompany the one I already have up.  Both last about half an hour (with no commercials). Neither has any video. They are only audio. They are in tiny print on the right hand bar below the first video/interview I had with KSJE. Unfortunately, I am not sufficiently skilled in WordPress to change the size of the font. They are between the Top Posts and Pages link and my Tweets.

The interview below it is from May 24, 2017. We discuss the creation of the Farmington Writer’s Circle and the upcoming Meet and Greet to introduce local authors to their readers. We also discussed my latest collection of short stories “The Scent and Other Stories”, which is available at Amazon.

Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and comment.

Hasta Luego.

 

From YouTube: John Steinbeck’s Rules of Writing

As I finish up Shadows and Stars, my sci-fi/adventure/horror novel/work in progress, the wisdom of Steinbeck’s advice becomes increasingly powerful. I have been going through the exact same processes he describes here. Hearing these again for the umpteenth time (I am seen them before in various magazine articles and videos) but with having the experience of finishing a novel, the truth of these has hit me harder than ever before. Before, they were one of those things that you and say, “wow, that makes sense”. But having lived these now, the wisdom of these hits me like a hammer.  Take them to heart. They will help in your writing adventure.

Cry Like a Man by Jason Wilson #Free #Amazon — Poems for Warriors

I feel like this free eBook from Jason Wilson, “Cry Like a Man” was calling to me. It was released last year (on my birthday) and the author and I share the same first name! That’s got to be a sign right?! 😉 Here’s a description of the book from the publisher: As a leader […]

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From YouTube: 3 Writing Tips from Jack Kerouac

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Phil Slattery
March, 2015

I saw this earlier tonight. The thing I found most interesting was that Jack Kerouac wrote a book called The Portable Jack Kerouac in which he discusses how to write. I would like to find a copy of that somewhere. I have read On the Road of course, and now I am reading Desolation Angels. I love his writing style. It is so action-filled and thought-provoking while keeping a free flowing, frenetic pace that is never boring.

I don’t think the guy who made this video will ever come close to writing anything as moving or exciting as Kerouac did. He just seems too much like a “square” to use a Beat Generation term. I think this guy has a hard time comprehending what Kerouac’s writing was about much less understanding Kerouac himself. He just seems to look at the words and not get the meaning behind them. That’s just a subjective opinion of mine though.

I have written lately about reading Desolation Angels and I believe it deserves to be better known than it is. It is a beautiful work in many ways. Sometimes Kerouac will be describing an event or a scene then, at the very end, he wraps it up with a breathtaking denouement of profound depth. To really comprehand Kerouac’s work, at least in Desolation Angels, one must have a feel for the spiritual and spirituality that he is trying to get across. If you have this, then you will see words, per se, as just superficial representations of the spiritual world that Kerouac is portraying. So help me, I cannot think of this YouTuber’s name, but I think his problem with Kerouac is that he sees just the words, the superficial representations, and not the spiritual universe behind them.

 

 

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„Wild Love“ (2019) — Testkammer

 

Kurzfilm / Frankreich / Animation / 2019 Filmkritik: Der französische Animationsfilm „Wild Love“ (OT: „Amor salvaje“) ist eine Zusammenarbeit von sechs FilmemacherInnen von der École des Nouvelles Images in Avignon, Frankreich, welcher glatte Animationen mit bitterbösen Humor zu einem großem Spaß vereint. Alan und Beverly verbringen ihren Urlaub in der Natur. Durch einen Unfall kommt…

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Interview with DETENTION 返校 Director John Hsu 徐漢強 (Fantasia Fest 2020) — DRUNK IN A GRAVEYARD

Detention (返校) is a 2019 Taiwanese psychological horror film based on the 2017 PC game of the same name by Red Candle Games. Before the debut screening at Fantasia International Film Festival 2020 on August 24, 2020, Drunk in a Graveyard were so very privileged to sit down with director John Hsu 徐漢強 to chat […]

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Juliette’s Book Club: Close to Home — Vampire Maman

We’re experiencing a pandemic. Fires blaze around us. The air is filled with smoke. Social changes and politics are beyond volatile. I’m still waiting for the space aliens to land or for my dog to start talking. All of that and the new fucking block editor. In the meantime I’m reading two books that are […]

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50 Character Goals (With Character Motivation!) – by Bryn Donovan… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

This post is basically a character goal generator. I wanted to create it because at work when we look at novel proposals at work, we’re always asking, “What’s the character goal? What’s the character motivation?” We want characters who aren’t just wandering through their lives…characters with wants and desires. Continue reading HERE

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From Tedx via YouTube: What Makes a Bestseller?

I watched this last night. It’s a terrific video on what makes a bestseller. The speaker is Jonny Geller,  who was the agent for Tracy Chevalier who wrote Girl with Pearl Earring.  This is a fascinating analysis by a man who has spent his career trying to determine what makes a bestseller.