Some personal thoughts on planning a story... and then sticking with it.
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Hetch Litman
from Somewhere in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest is reading The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor December 17, 2011 - 11:10am
I just finished the art of the short story and I can't WAIT for the next 200 proof.
bryanhowie
from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING.October 28, 2011 - 10:36pm
Writing the summary of a paragraph in 2 words is some of the most brilliant advice I've ever read. I've NEVER heard that or thought of it. Shit. That would focus the story so much for a rewrite. Thank you.
Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsOctober 28, 2011 - 6:43pm
I feel like these are the sort of things you remind yourself every time but then inconveniently forget, and then I'm asking "why do you do this to yourself?" when I come back to my bad habits like a battered lover.
I need this article tattooed on the stem of my brain.
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This is a real kick in the ass.
I've only been a member here for 24 hours, but man, the stuff I've learned already outweighs what I've learned in the previous 2 years. Amazing stuff.
Does anyone have any idea how often the 200 Proof class is taught? Next time it's on, I'm in.
Don't wait for inspiration to write, write to get inspired....that's about right.
I just finished the art of the short story and I can't WAIT for the next 200 proof.
Writing the summary of a paragraph in 2 words is some of the most brilliant advice I've ever read. I've NEVER heard that or thought of it. Shit. That would focus the story so much for a rewrite. Thank you.
Damn it I wish I had the pennies for Craig's class.
His essays are always brilliant. Definitely gonna try that first method of brainstorming he outlines out at some point.
I feel like these are the sort of things you remind yourself every time but then inconveniently forget, and then I'm asking "why do you do this to yourself?" when I come back to my bad habits like a battered lover.
I need this article tattooed on the stem of my brain.
Inner critic and constant rewriting=me. Thank you sir for making me feel not so alone in the corner of my mind.
"...don’t wait for inspiration to write; write to become inspired."
That last lined summed everything up perfectly.