Lessons learned and the art of the grade school diorama. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Did you ever make a diorama as part of a school project? How lovely to distill an entire event or story into something the size of a shoebox. You’d carefully paint that agnostic background – trees, […]
Read more "The Stories We Tell Ourselves"NaNoWrMo is bigger than 50,000 words. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Why did I decide to attempt the NaNoWrMo project? That’s a good question. While I’ve always harbored fantasies of being a published novelist, the truth is that it’s been a while since a long-form narrative has sounded appealing. My life […]
Read more "Why Try?"It’s November 1st, have you started your novel yet? This month dawns on a weather beaten nation high on mini candy bars and waiting (somewhat) anxiously for Election Day. November 1st also happens to be the start day for NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo (let’s call it NNWM from now on, shall we? Those […]
Read more "Foolish Follies and Finished Novels"Silver bullets, stakes through the heart, and that twist at the end. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer “If a fear cannot be articulated, it can’t be conquered.” ― Stephen King I know I’m not alone when I declare Halloween to be my favorite holiday. I’m constantly hearing reports that Americans spend […]
Read more "Using Fear as Fodder"Ditch time management and focus on the 80/20 law of economics. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer “Are you being productive, or just active?” “Are you inventing tasks in order to in order to avoid important actions? These questions, written out in black ink on fluorescent sticky-notes, are now posted permanently on […]
Read more "Cutting Chaff and Adjusting Proportions"Improve your “Writer’s Stats” and Dream that Impossible Dream (More Notes from the Writer’s Files) By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer I know it’s Friday and all you’ve got on your mind right now is sleeping in tomorrow and maybe dropping by that happy hour or house party. If you’re like […]
Read more "Get organized and start “Dreamlining.”"Anne Rice’s advise to young writers. By Elizabeth Cutright “You have to ignore critics. Critics are a dime a dozen. Writers are unique.” Anne Rice I was not yet 21 when Anne Rice made a book-signing appearance at our local bookstore the Earthling (moment of silence, please, in memory of great urban bookstore lost to […]
Read more "Interview With a Vampire-Maker"How “new media” is expanding opportunity. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Last week, I attended an event put on by Folio entitled “Amplifying Your Brand.” The purpose of the event was to introduce magazines editors to the challenges and opportunities provided by the changing media landscape – including CMS, cloud computing, social […]
Read more "New Seats and Bigger Challenges"A Story with 140 Characters By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Earlier this month, The Guardian asked a few well-known writers to draft a narrative in Twitter time – 140 characters for less. The results ranged from interesting to banal (and to, perhaps, cribbed – commentators were quick to point out that Jeffrey […]
Read more "Cut to the Quick…"The Art and Importance of Following Directions (Notes from the Writers Files) By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Scrawled in red across the front page, “E – I gave this a quick read. I’m pleased to tell you that I like your writing quite a lot. I’ll look forward to reading it […]
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