Tag: craft
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Emerging from a Rabbit Hole with a Tamed Bunny
by Jeanette Winsor Sometimes, our stories can be like bunnies. They can hop all over the place and lead us down long winding rabbit holes. MJ Moores’ workshop Following Rabbit Holes and Chasing Plot Bunnies had us engaged in activities to help us turn those two dreaded stumbling blocks into a way forward. Have you…
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Sprouting Your Own Green World with Paul Coccia
by Allyson Tojcic Conjure in your mind an image of a lush, virgin forest rich in biodiversity and you have in your possession a powerful and endlessly adaptable metaphor for where your characters go to change. In his WCYR presentation, writer Paul Coccia discussed the concept of the Green World and its counterpart, the Old…
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NaNoWriMo 2018 – Our Last Shout Out!
Our Final Fruits for NaNoWriMo 2018 By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author writes 50,000 words in 30 days. It’s fun! It’s grueling! It’s intense! And, you learn about yourself as a writer.…
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Writing Resolutions for 2019
Let’s Plan for Success in 2019! By: Loni Cameron 2019 is upon us! The New Year gives us an opportunity for new goals. I’m not always one for resolutions – it’s hard to keep those. I prefer goals: reasonable, achievable, and specific goals. In 2018, I completed my first NaNoWriMo, with an almost finished novel…
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World Building with Heather O’Connor
Where Are We Now? By: Loni Cameron Did you know world-building is not just for the science-fiction/fantasy genres? Writers must build the world for any story they create. This October, Heather O’Connor taught the WCYR members how to do just that. The first point she emphasized was the difference between building a SFF world and…
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September Open House 2018 at the WCYR!
Respect, Encourage and Inspire By: Loni Cameron The September open house welcomed Gwynn Scheltema and Ruth Walker to celebrate the WCYR’s new season. The ladies of Writescape were here to “kindle our creative fires”, taking us through different exercises to stretch our minds and imaginations. Beyond the writing, they also reminded us that we are…