In case you missed it, I have a fabulous, practical, get-it-done workshop coming up. We’re going to brainstorm, problem solve a lot. Hate to use buzz words, but the truth is, authors who attended this workshop have gone on to publish their books. And it’s in Manzanita, Oregon. If you’ve never spent time in lovely […]
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Now Write!
This collection of storytelling secrets from top genre writers–some of them winners of the Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Bram Storker awards–is essential for any writer looking to take a leap beyond the ordinary.
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We tell stories for so many reasons; to entertain, to be understood, to explain, to engage, to re-visit the past, to imagine the future. Every child ever born anywhere in the world at any time loves to hear a story. It may be that storytelling is the best thing we can do for our mental […]
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“We also recognize that imagination has to struggle with the dragon of time afresh each day. Poetry must be written, continued, risked, tried, revised, erased, and tried again as long as we breathe and love, doubt and believe.” ~ Adam Zagajewski
Read the rest of this entry »From Idea to Story workshop in Manzanita on May 3
From Idea to Story May 3, 9-4:30 The Center for Contemplative Arts, Manzanita, Oregon Taught by Jessica Morrell Writers have long grappled with the problem of taking a flash of inspiration through the marathon process of completing a finished work. That flash is your premise. But a premise on its own is flimsy, must be […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bitter truth: Haste leads to rejection
I sometimes hear from writers who have written a manuscript, then immediately contacted an agent or editor with plans for getting published. They believe they’re (whoopee!) on their way to publication. Problem is, the manuscript is nowhere near ready for the bright lights of a publishing house. Too many writers fall into the common […]
Read the rest of this entry »Today is the last day for discounted hotel room
Just a reminder for out-of-towners attending the Claim Your Story Writing Conference on April 12th in Ashland, Oregon : Friday, March 28 is the last day to receive a discounted hotel stay at the lovely Lithia Springs Resort. Details for this conference are here. Registration, however, is still open. Stay tuned for more updates from […]
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Hello there, The Spring Writing Life newsletter was emailed this week,.. If you did not receive it please contact me at jessicapage(at)spiritone (dot) com. My email was giving me fits so I will be switching to MailChimp or a new program. My article was the second part of Haunted which is about using back story […]
Read the rest of this entry »the power of language
“Words are substance strange. Speak one and the air ripples into another’s ears. Write one and the eye laps it up. But the sense transmutes, and the spoken word winds through the ear’s labyrinth into a sense that is no longer the nerve’s realm. The written word unfolds behind the eye into the world, world’s […]
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