Tricia Lockwood had such an interesting response to the writing prompt contained within that I updated the letter with it. The prose writer’s poet exercise versus the poet’s prose writer exercise! So nice for the brain to chew on!
A friend in my writing group shared an interview with Paul Harding (TINKERS) in which he mentioned reading old dictionaries to see how usage of everyday words has changed.
This morning I stared Mrs. Dalloway in Virginia Woolf uses the verb 'rasp' and I was like, "Oh, hello. There IS something to this word business."
Once a poet always a poet, I say. You definitely have a poet's eye/instinct. I can see it in your photographs.
I write across multiple genres myself, always have. Sometimes I have to be careful not to be too "poetic" in my prose, in the interest of moving things along. It can disrupt the narrative flow, take the reader out of the story.
This really hit home today. One perfect word, meaning perfect for this story and POV, in this particular setting, all taking place within this historical time frame. That's the craft of editing, whether you are working on refining, distilling, and polishing your own work, or other peoples' prose, like I am. It is an art!
I find the more emotional or painful something is in my writing, the more restrained I get in my language, sticking more to the external, the camera view. Seems to have more impact that way. So much in just a gesture, a son's hand on the exposed ankle of his mother in the ER bed. What's unspoken.
I am trying to decide if I am going to add more bird poems to my collection or if I should write bird vignettes. I love looking for new words to add to my writing. I keep a notebook of interesting words and phrases and then decide how to incorporate them into my work.
So true. I'm from CT/NYC and in Florida now, and I'm very much looking forward to that 6 or 7 month stretch between November and May. February's just beautiful.
Always looking for language that flows. Always working to show where showing is needed. Mostly looking to quiet the critic and enjoy the challenge. I love to spend time in the places I’ve created and with the people I’ve invented. It’s just so fun.
Tricia Lockwood had such an interesting response to the writing prompt contained within that I updated the letter with it. The prose writer’s poet exercise versus the poet’s prose writer exercise! So nice for the brain to chew on!
Oh at first I read : “sometimes all I’m looking for is one new world” and thought : OK!
A friend in my writing group shared an interview with Paul Harding (TINKERS) in which he mentioned reading old dictionaries to see how usage of everyday words has changed.
This morning I stared Mrs. Dalloway in Virginia Woolf uses the verb 'rasp' and I was like, "Oh, hello. There IS something to this word business."
Once a poet always a poet, I say. You definitely have a poet's eye/instinct. I can see it in your photographs.
I write across multiple genres myself, always have. Sometimes I have to be careful not to be too "poetic" in my prose, in the interest of moving things along. It can disrupt the narrative flow, take the reader out of the story.
This really hit home today. One perfect word, meaning perfect for this story and POV, in this particular setting, all taking place within this historical time frame. That's the craft of editing, whether you are working on refining, distilling, and polishing your own work, or other peoples' prose, like I am. It is an art!
I’m looking for areas where I can show pain in my writing. The emotional blows. The kind that are unforgettable and uncomfortable and relatable. 🍷
I find the more emotional or painful something is in my writing, the more restrained I get in my language, sticking more to the external, the camera view. Seems to have more impact that way. So much in just a gesture, a son's hand on the exposed ankle of his mother in the ER bed. What's unspoken.
That is great advice and I agree, sometimes the unspoken is a powerful form of showing pain.
I am trying to decide if I am going to add more bird poems to my collection or if I should write bird vignettes. I love looking for new words to add to my writing. I keep a notebook of interesting words and phrases and then decide how to incorporate them into my work.
Your August is our January here in Western New York. Huddle up and open the wine.
So true. I'm from CT/NYC and in Florida now, and I'm very much looking forward to that 6 or 7 month stretch between November and May. February's just beautiful.
Always looking for language that flows. Always working to show where showing is needed. Mostly looking to quiet the critic and enjoy the challenge. I love to spend time in the places I’ve created and with the people I’ve invented. It’s just so fun.