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Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 2

Playground at the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Photo CC. Courtesy of Stephen Oung and David Case.

(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

Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 1

Artwork courtesy of archanN on Wikimedia Commons. Image CC.

(Migrated post. Content originally published 1/2014 on jennifermichellmason.blogspot.com.) Waaaaayyyy back in November, I promised to write about the kind(s) of writing that can lure the writer down the path of self-defeat. I have returned from the black hole hiatus of holidays to fulfill that vow, like your own knight in shining armor! Actually, like a… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 1

Fighting Writer’s Plaque

(Migrated post. Content originally published 11/2013 on jennifermichellemason.blogspot.com.) 23,000+ words into National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and I have to say I’m feeling pretty good. True, I am about 2,000 words behind today’s target of 25,000 words, but I know I’ll catch up. After all, I had one very busy weekend and a few very… Continue reading Fighting Writer’s Plaque

How to Write with Forks and Spoons

(Migrated post. Content originally published 8/2013 on jennifermichellemason.blogspot.com.) I had a writer’s epiphany. It happened while I was making my usual Wednesday night drive home from the dojo. I’d just spent two hours on the mat practicing Aikido, a martial art founded on principles of ki (energy) rather than combat. Essentially, Aikido teaches its practitioners… Continue reading How to Write with Forks and Spoons

N-fomaniacs

(Migrated post. Content originally appeared 10/2013 on jennifermichellemason.blogspot.com.) Now that I’m finally done with the whole “I’m-gonna-do-two-Masters-degrees-in-two-countries” thing, I have time to read all the really juicy books on my must-read list. All the ones that stacked up as research reading and critical reading had to get done. All the ones that beckoned to me from… Continue reading N-fomaniacs