I have always known that one day I would take this path though yesterday I did not know it would be today. — Arriwara no Naribari (Japan, eleventh century) (p. vii) Understand that you can have in your writing no qualities which you do not honestly entertain in yourself. Understand that you cannot keep out … How do I write songs? Read Steve Kowitt’s In the Palm of Your Hand.
According to Ralph Keyes, if you aren’t scared to write, if you aren’t facing demons when you face the blank page (and some call this writer’s block), then you may be: kidding yourself writing banal, inane, trivial stuff not writing at all E.B. White worried over every word. Margaret Atwood said that you need a … The Courage to Write, by Ralph Keyes
I’m an old hat (pun intended) at writing workshops and want to share a system that works in the classroom, based on Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats. If you haven’t been introduced to Edward de Bono, it’s time to meet a wonderfully creative and adventurous thinker. I call him the other great Bono. Most … Six Critiquing Hats