In April 2010, I took a six-week class at Richard Hugo House in Seattle called Rewriting the Manuscript. The instructor drew diagrams on the whiteboard, asked us to circle our strong verbs and concrete nouns in colored ink, and took notes while we enacted scenes from each other’s novels in class. Then he showed us how to improve those scenes. I had…
Tag: writing practice
Even When You’ll Become Imaginary?
“I’d like Grandma to stay real for a long time so we can play together.” “She’ll stay real for a very long time, sweetie. Don’t worry about it.” “But if her hair doesn’t turn white all the way, she won’t turn imaginary, right, mommy?”
Author Interview: Jack Remick on Turning History into Story, Part 1
“It’s really not worthwhile to write if you don’t write a myth.” – Jack Remick Jack Remick is a poet, short story writer, novelist and teacher. More than twenty years ago, he and Robert J. Ray started a writing practice group that still meets every Tuesday and Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Louisa’s Café in Seattle….
Four Reasons to Join a Writing Practice Group
First posted on Bob and Jack’s Writing Blog on August 2, 2012 (Robert J. Ray and Jack Remick‘s writing blog). This post refers to the writing practice that starts every Tuesday and Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Louisa’s Café and Bakery in Seattle. We write for 45 minutes with a timer, then break into groups of four and…
Screenwriting Techniques and the Novel
First posted on Bob and Jack’s Writing Blog on January 26, 2012 (Robert J. Ray and Jack Remick‘s writing blog). In my previous post on Bob and Jack’s blog (see Guest Writers), I wrote about the early stages of my novel The Wedding Bell. This post is about my journey as an apprentice toward the…