Back after a few months, I am writing through “The Writer’s Idea Book” by Jack Heffron. Get your copy of his book here and join me. “The writer can only explore the inner space of his characters by perceptively navigating his own.” – Peter Devries What do you think of this quote? It is certainly […]
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris is the latest story that I’ve both read the book and watched the movie. Keep reading to learn what I thought about Book vs Movie: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris! The Book By Paul Gallico A simple story with a lot of meaning. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris has a […]
Never Judge a Book by its Movie So let’s judge them both, separately and combined I saw a preview for the movie Stardust on Facebook a couple of months ago and realized I had not only never seen it, but that I had purchased the book long ago and had yet to read it. Skimming […]
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Chapter Four – Getting Ready to Write Before we exercise we stretch and do warm ups. How do we warm up before writing? Our imaginations need to be as limber as our bodies. If not, we can suffer the creative equivalent of muscle cramps (e.g. writer’s block). Writing Warm-ups: -Try a […]
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 – Saturday, September 17, 2022 Chapter Three: Leading a Creative Life “The voyage of discovery lies not in finding new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” -Marcel Proust In other words, perspective. It’s all about perspective. Chapter three talks about where and when you write. Do you like to write at […]
I picked up this book for two reasons. 1. It has Witches in the title. Fantasy is probably my favorite genre. My main reason for reading is to escape real life. Fantasy is the complete opposite of real life on the surface. We won’t get into how Fantasy often tends to mirror life in some […]
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Chapter Two – Enemies of Creativity “Sticking to a schedule goes beyond will. There are enemies to that habit, dark forces that keep us from writing creatively.” Jack Heffron, Page 2 The Procrastinator (I’ll write tomorrow) The Victim (I don’t have time to write) The Talker (I’m going to write this […]
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Chapter One – Making Your Way to Schenectady Chapter one of The Writer’s Idea Book starts off saying that for most writers, coming up with ideas is not the hard part. Showing up is the hard part. Writing consistently, writing until it’s finished, that’s the hard part. “It’s good to have […]