Of Talismans, Symbols and Goals
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Every good story possesses not only a character, who through the author’s lucid and vibrant descriptions, draws us to root for her or him, but who also reflects aspect of ourselves with whom we have yet to make peace, or accept.
The protagonists of these stories also face a formidable opponent, a living, and breathing antagonist, [...]
Tags: antagonist, central character, character, compliment, conspensate, engage, entertain, escape, identify, journey, light and dark, opponent, personality, physical senses, psychology, story, symbols, transformation
Structure and Delivery
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
The artist must grasp the importance of structure as it pertains to the art form she or he seeks to create.
Along with an appreciation of structure, crafting entertaining and engaging stories also involves a deep understanding of psychology.
Tags: affect, change, craft, Daisy Buchanan, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fiction, Nick Carraway, novels, point of narration, point of view, protagonist, psychology, story, structure
What Story Are You Telling?: Everything is Autobiograpical
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Musings
Author and poet, David Mura, says that once we uncover why we are writing, our job becomes easier. I liken his question not so much to answering the why of how I have come to the writing life, rather, what story am I telling.
Tags: autobiograph, David Mura, Jane Austen, novels, psychology, stories, writing
Radio Show | A Literary Interview Gone Awry: The End of Christian America
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show
Don’t let the title frighten you. Today’s broadcast was everything but horrible.
William Cooper, author or There’s Always a Reason, and Tyrell DeVon Floyd mesmerized me with their quick wit, sincere humor and substantive and unconditional honesty. What started out as a discussion of their contributions to the anthology, The Soul of a Man (June 2009/ [...]
Tags: A Hoop & A Holler, African America, Christianity, cynical insecurity, faith, fiction, males, No Regrets, obsession, psychology, publishing, resurrection, Six Days in January, soul, spirituality, struggle, The End of Christian America, the soul of a man, There's Always a Reason, Tyrell DeVon Floyd, writing
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