writing

A Scrapbook for Modern Times

Proizvol, Bernice King, and Winston Churchill

Jul 4 •

Author’s Authority

"[W]riting means revealing oneself to excess .... This is why one can never be alone enough when one writes, why even night is not night enough.” …

Jun 1 •

Case Study: Like a Fire-Bolt in a Forest

How Tolkien uses register in high drama

Mar 23 •

Case Study: In the interest of Progress and Civilization

Studying the Satire of One of the All-Time Greats

Mar 10 •

From the Ground Up, Part Two: Setting

Find ways to use setting – physical, temporal, and cultural – to develop your characters, expand your story, and develop your plot.

Feb 23 •

From the Ground Up: Getting Started

How do Achebe, Oates, and O'Connor get their stories started?

Feb 9 •

From the Ground Up, Part One: Ideating

Making a short story

Feb 3 •

What Makes It American Gothic?

Part two: Eleanor Digby

Nov 11, 2024 •

Therefore... but

Practicing Outlining a Story

Nov 4, 2024 •

Frodo’s Choice

On Turning Thirty-Three

Sep 15, 2024 •

Book Club: after the quake, part one: ufo in kushiro

Esmerelda, Reuben, Santorri and Zach sit down to discuss Haruki Murakami's short story: "ufo in kushiro."

Aug 25, 2024 •

American Gothic I: Wieland

Gothic is a plastic, overused word, and I don’t understand what it means because it doesn’t feel like it means anything

Aug 19, 2024 •

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