What We Can Learn from Screenwriting
Monday May 26, 2008
Recently, one reader, Jenni, wrote in about how much she'd learned studying screenwriting at The Film School, a Seattle writing program that offers three-week intensive courses. Jenni explained that while ... Read More
Discover Raymond Chandler
Wednesday May 21, 2008
Those of you who've looked at "Examples of Metaphor" are aware of our high regard for Raymond Chandler's writing. But many people enjoy his books without realizing that that the ... Read More
June Writing Contests
Monday May 19, 2008
I always say that the contests dry up over the summer, and then June turns out to be an excellent month after all. In the first half of the month ... Read More
Ten-Minute Writing Exercise
Monday May 12, 2008
If you think you don't have time to write, think again. See what you can produce with ten minutes of your time, a list of words, and an everyday saying ... Read More
Invisibility Writing Prompt
Wednesday May 7, 2008
I found this prompt in Beth Baruch Joselow's Writing Without the Muse, but it just as easily could have come from Woody Allen's Alice. In it you're asked to imagine ... Read More
2008 Edgar Winners Announced
Friday May 2, 2008
The biggest names in mysteries, including Mary Higgins Clark, Harlan Coben, and Lawrence Block gathered tonight to celebrate the 62nd Annual Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards in NYC. Twelve ... Read More