To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.
Quote of the Day: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell students to make their characters want something, even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaningless of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.
Video: Story Structure the Kurt Vonnegut Way
The incomparable Kurt Vonnegut gave a lecture once in which he discussed the shapes of stories. Stories of all types, he points out, have very nice curves that can be plotted on a chart. His thoughts apply to screenplays, novels, poems, and everything in between. Learn from Vonnegut's example. You may have a brilliant idea... Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day: Kurt Vonnegut
Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say?
Quote of the Day: Kurt Vonnegut
My relatives say that they are glad I'm rich, but that they simply cannot read me.