Hi, folks. Quick note to say that this week’s check in will be a little late as I am down to the wire on a writing deadline. I’ll get it posted as soon as I can, which with luck means sometime Monday or Tuesday. Thanks for your patience and understanding and good writing to you!
Yearly Archives: 2015
Representation: Who’s Missing? 12 comments
I want to take a quick, informal survey about representation of marginalized people: Do you see yourself and the people you care about in stories? Who’s missing? […]
Weekly Check In Week 36 20 comments
1. Let us know how you fared with last week’s writing goals (whether you shared them with us here or not). 2. Share your goals […]
Title Tip: Negative Brainstorming
Make a list of of the most horribly on-the-nose titles that you can think of. Make them as painfully bad as you possibly can. List […]
Weekly Check In: Week 35 3 comments
1. Let us know how you fared with last week’s writing goals (whether you shared them with us here or not). 2. Share your goals […]
A Good Beginning Holds the Story’s Ending
Clark Blaise in his essay “To Begin, To Begin” (to be found in the book How Stories Mean, edited by John Metcalf ) puts forward […]
Weekly Check In: Week 34 9 comments
1. Let us know how you fared with last week’s writing goals (whether you shared them with us here or not). If you’re feeling retrospective, […]
Win an Online Master Class with Amma Asante
BAFTA Award-winning writer/director Amma Asante is offering a free filmmaking masterclass to emerging women filmmakers. From AmmaAsante.com: Win an Online Master Class with Amma Asante We […]