I don’t know about you, but after years of writing, I notice that I get into a stylistic rut. As I have mentioned before on this blog,
Six Annoying Statements Adults Make to Teen Writers
I list these to educate and enlighten: Don’t be that guy.
1) “You should find something else to supplement that–like math!”–
Ekphrastic Poem–“Mountain (Relievo)” after Cris Brodahl
Mountain (Relievo)
And when you climb,
Anticipate the weight
Of the journey—
Rope,
A Wizard, a Rock Star and an Alchemist Walk Into a Parallel Universe
And here’s what to do if you find yourself in such a situation:
A) If you are the wizard
- Realize that this is probably your fault.
Question For My Father, Who Lives Alone
Dad had a birthday today. “I never thought I’d live to 82,” he said.
“Dad,” I told him,
5 Rights Teen Writers Deserve
…and teen non-writers deserve them, too.
Teens have taught me a bunch about writing over the last couple of decades–both the teens who have already written five novels and the ones who would rather scrub under the refrigerator than pick up a pen.
You Know You’re a Fantasy Writer When…
by Kayleen Gill, who is one of my TEENWriters.
You know you’re a fantasy writer when…
1. …you spend countless hours inventing an Elvish alphabet.
The Sweetness in Fearless Writing
“Some days I feel the ground shifting beneath me, the revelations bursting like fireworks over my head,” I wrote a few days into inviting the bogeyman of Dad’s mental illness onto my blog.
Living with Bogeymen
The day after I put my secret blog post together about the Children of Suicide, I got emotional backlash. I had thought I could write about other people’s trauma,
Children of Suicide Club
Taken at Seattle “Out of the Darkness” Suicide Prevention Walk for AFSP
The secret blog entry in the link below was a tentative step toward the chasm.