Writing and the Human Condition
Someday I hope to have my students greet me with tiny classroom dioramas too. Perhaps not as many dinosaurs as Connie merits.Gads, that sounds like a pompous start to pontification. But I wanted to...
View ArticleAbout Writing: Coaxing a Seed into a Story
This is a photograph of one sheet of notes from planning the class. Often stories are planned this way as well. I'll jot down what I know so far about it and begin using that information to generate...
View ArticleTen Plots Generated from Other People’s Problems
All taken from http://www.helpineedhelp.com/#/ I don’t like my eyebrows. I’ve never been kissed. I don’t want to clean up my mess. I’m involved in a gang. I don’t know if I’m gay. I want my cat to be a...
View ArticleTen More Plots Taken From Other People’s Problems
Again taken from helpineedhelp.com: I don’t know what the back of my head looks like. I’m a peeping tom. I don’t know what fork to use. I forgot my password. I need a dream recommendation. I forgot...
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