When we teach creative writing, we teach and strengthen creative thinking as well as written expression. Watching students dive into a writing-based project and invest effort and creativity into something I knew flexed and deepened their thinking brought me great joy as a teacher. We often think of creative writing as the purview of English... Continue Reading →
Movement and Energy in Writing
Plot, character development, and setting are expected ingredients for an engaging and moving story, but what about energy? A pivotal moment in my evolution as a writer occurred in the late nineties when Stuart Jaffe and David Bender, fellow members of a writers’ group, helped me to see the relationships between pacing, rhythm, and scenes, which... Continue Reading →
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