Of Perseverance, Remaining Open, and Characters that Embody Our Change…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays
Perseverance in completing that first draft it the first act of embarking on the journey of evolution we undergo each time we craft a story.
Thus we focus our energies and concentration on towards typing each word so that we might complete each sentence, craft every paragraph, shape each scene.
At this time, we, the writer must not fall under the spell of judgment and self-criticism of what we write.
Our goal is to remain open to the words coming through us. We must turn off the internal editor and write.
Tags: asset, craft, editor, energy, evolution, goal, journey, judgment, open, paragraph, perseverance, scene, self-criticism, sentence, story, strength, vulnerability, write
Of Crevices, Cracks and Teflon…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Symbols deepen what we, as readers, come to know and experience with a character.
But what makes us feel with and for her, or him [the protagonist]–cry with them, scream for them, die with them?
What ultimately moves and transforms us, the reader, along with the central character of a story, or novel?
Certainly obstacles and a great [...]
Tags: antagonist, blemishes, body, central character, cracks, crevices, cry, feeling, fiction, flaws, humanity, limitations, mind, novel, obstacles, past failures, personality, points of identifcation, protagonist, readers, scream, spirit, story, strengths, symbol, Teflon, transforms, vulnerability
The Aquarium of the Writing Group
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Creative writing teacher Kendall Williams sees Morningside Writers’ Group as an aquarium where participants can embrace their vulnerabilities.
Anyone who has ever tended and aquarium, particularly salt water aquariums, knows how delicate their atmosphere and the tedium required in maintaining a safe balance of salt to water along with other factors to ensure longevity of the [...]
Tags: aquarium, characters writing, craft, fiction, jelly fish, Kendall Williams, Morningside Writers, psyche, seduction, spiritual, stories, vulnerability, writing groups
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