The Tool Series Writing Tools I know “tools” is a hackneyed metaphor but the reason it is overused is because it is widely understood and it works. So rather than trying to explain the concept in some new and original way I’m going to […]
Category: Talk Write
Talk Write — On Dialogue
What’s So Important About Dialogue? Have you ever attended a staged play? If you have you understand how limited the stage is. I’m not talking about the huge Phantom Of The Opera type productions; I’m talking about the sorts of plays your local Civic […]
Talk Write — Watch Movies And Improve Your Voice?
As writers, we sometimes think that time spent watching a movie is wasted time. Maybe not. I remember vividly that first line of Isak Dinesen’s Out Of Africa, narrated by Meryl Streep, at the beginning of the movie with the same title. It goes: […]
Talk Write — The Write Garbage Advice
What is the “Write Garbage” advice? If you’ve been writing for any length of time, you’ve surely gone online and read content offered by the mountain of writing advice websites and blogs; I certainly have. There seems to be hundreds of them. (This was […]
Talk Write — The Axiom, Part 3
The Axiom — Part 3 Several years ago, I read an interview given by a famous novelist (can’t remember which one, not Stephen King, however) in which the novelist said that it takes ten years to master any skill, including writing. The wisdom behind […]
Talk Write — Good Morning Monday!
The Axiom — Part One Well, today is Monday and I’d like to begin with a bit of “housekeeping” as they say. I’ve decided to change the name of this writing discussion feature of my blog from “Writing Talk” to “Talk Write.” In English, […]