There are lots of ways to think about descriptive writing. I like the idea of "exploding the small moments"... So I talked about it on my latest blog post on TheMillionWords.net
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And so, with a loving heart, I offer you
Namaste
I’ve heard many translations. Here’s my favorite:
The light of the universe that shines within me recognizes
Boston
speaks to me in dreams. Washington is wary, worn out by lies and broken
promises. New York has never said a word, but she can be such a
bitch--guiding hopes for one and crushing dreams for another. Paris really is
the city of love.
Every
city has a super power, a spirit imbued by the human lives that built them,
live in them, give their last breaths in them.
But
they're becoming quiet. Ordinary. They don't speak to me, and I can't feel them
any more.
Someone
is stealing their souls.
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And so, with a loving heart, I offer you
Namaste
I’ve heard many translations. Here’s my favorite:
The light of the universe that shines within me
recognizes
I moderated this panel on Saturday afternoon, with panelists:
Bobby Nash
Robert Bevan
JD Blackrose (Joelle Riezes)
Melissa Gilbert
Tonia Brown
These are mostly my prep notes. Hemingway said it
was no accident that the Gettysburg Address was so short.
Mario Puzo said, "If I'd had longer, this would have been shorter."
Panel Introductions
I asked the audience: are you all writers or
readers?
If all readers,
we'll talk more about examples of good writing than how to
What do you see as
the critical differences between writing short stories vs longer works?
How do you think about short story structure?
Plot has a beginning,
middle, end
Reversals
(backstory), recognitions
Tension/pacing
Setting
Characterization
Motivation
Strong opening is
even more important than for a novel!
Set the tone
Grab the reader and
pull them in
Build curiosity
Roberto
Bolaño, Chilean author, said "It is best to write short stories three or five
at a time. If one has the energy, write them nine or fifteen at a time."
I asked the panelists: Do you write stand alone or related stories? Do you
write several at once, or one here and there?
Let's talk about the
short story market
Can you make any money - significant income - with short
stories?
