When last I posted on the Radical Approaches to Writing series, I was prepping for my Ikkyu (brown belt) exam in aikido. To pass, I had to master over 140 hand-to-hand combat techniques. Essentially, it’s like a really long kinesthetic multiple choice test. How would you respond if someone attacks you by… grabbing your arm, grabbing… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing, Pt. 5
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Radical Approaches to Writing, Appendix A (Beats)
The beats of a story are the big, important points and the critical moments. Like nails driven into posts, beats are what you tie the clotheslines of a story to so that you can get from the beginning to the middle and the middle to the end. Fill out as many beats as you can.… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing, Appendix A (Beats)
Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 4
Ohmeohmy! What a crazy quartet of months it has been since I started this series on revising before you write! First, I participated in a black belt test at my dojo. I was not the one being tested, but I did have to attack him and take whatever throw or pin came in response. I… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 4
Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 2
(Migrated post. Content originally published 1/2014 on jennifermichellemason.blogspot.com.) Today’s post is dedicated to the Magic Ifs who just graduated from the Writing for Children and Young Adults program and VermontCollege of Fine Arts. These magicians are my colleagues and my friends. Their amazing creativity is a part of what inspires me to clear the authorial roadblocks… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 2
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