creative writing
November 2, 2009
- Hi, there!There are only two more weeks to sign up for my brand-spanking-new Intro to the Personal Essay class at The Writing Salon, and after an incredible, three-day weekend alone at a friend's palatial estate in Sonoma, doing nothing but researching, reading, and writing lesson plans (OK, maybe a little sunbathing on the deck)--as well as starting a new personal essay of my own--I am so ...
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October 23, 2009
- Happy Autumn everyone. It feels like years have gone by between the September and October updates. I began writing this entry after listening to the students in my Craft of Fiction class at SFSU give feedback on each other's creative work. We're in week 9, and each week they've written a response to a challenging creative writing prompt (think of a more academic version of Project Runway, for ...
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October 12, 2009
- In Creative Writing classes, I was taught that you should never write stories that begin: “Bob was just a typical guy,” or “It was an ordinary day.” We claim that such beginnings “bore” the reader from the very first line. If the day is “ordinary,” then why tell the tale? If Bob is “typical,” then why do we want to read about him? And, yet, my own personal story would begin no ...
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October 8, 2009
- Cross posted from Fictional Life What inspires you? What is your Muse?It is probably okay that I have not found my Muse because, Lord, I'm busy enough without one!The very process of discovering some of the new things I am suddenly bold enough to try has raised me to a new level of inspiration. I am inspired by nature and by dreams. I find inspiration in my own dogged determination keep the ...
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October 4, 2009
- For a long time, I've never been sure about the answer to that question. I've always wanted to be a writer, and over the years I've managed to write a considerable amount. I remember reading about the University of East Anglia Creative Writing MA, and thinking that might be nice, but it seemed a bit far away from London, and how would I get the money anyway? As the years passed, life ...
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September 24, 2009
- Hi, everyone!I wanted to let you know about three classes I'm teaching at The Writing Salon this fall:*Intro to Creative Writing (9 wks., Tuesdays, 7-9:30 p.m., Oct. 13-Dec. 8, $365):http://www.writingsalons.com/class-descriptions/introcw-pritchett/*Intro to Personal Essays (5 wks., Saturdays, 2-4:30 p.m., Nov. 14-Dec. 19 [skip 11/28], $215): ...
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September 17, 2009
- www.writingsalons.comIntro to Personal Essays - Get ready, get set, GO! Five Saturdays, Nov. 14-Dec. 19 (skip 11/28), 2-4:30 p.m. San Francisco$185 members/$215 others Have you always wanted to write about your crazy family? What about an accident that changed the course of your life? A discovery that changed your perception of the past? A mysterious neighbor whose comings and goings excite your ...
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September 11, 2009
- Today's writer is both creator of a product and a marketer. I do not like to think of my books as "product" any more than I would think of my children as items for consumption. The angst, love, hope, and insight I put into books and with my kids demand another category. Something personal. That said, the practical side of me says I need to market. My sometimes-obsession of checking ...
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August 10, 2009
- I’ve been wrestling with the plot of my next Inspector Horton Marine Mystery crime novel over the last few days – hence the silence on my blog, and the silence around the house. I get so absorbed in it, that I find it hard to think of anything else. I’m just over two thirds of the way through writing the first draft and I’ve got to that stage where I need to know exactly where I’m ...
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August 9, 2009
- We've been having a lively discussion at Type M for Murder about genre vs. mainstream. What does genre mean, and why doesn't it get the respect that 'literarly' novels get? Are they even any different, except for the label? Joining the discussion is guest blogger Rick DeMarinis, novelist, short story writer, creative writing profession. Come on over and let us know your opinion? ...
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