In December, a two hour online course by Lisa Cron will be available on the Library’s LinkedIn learning platform. Please take a look if you’re interested. https://www.linkedin.com/learning/writing-the-craft-of-story/crafting-stories?autoplay=true&trk=course_preview&upsellOrderOrigin=default_guest_learning
Category: Writing Advice
Chad and I Take a Break
By Terry Carroll “I think of you as Charles George Peter Thomas. Are you okay with that? Do you mind if I shorten it to Chad?” I wrote to ChatGTP….
Listen to your writing
From Peter Bloch-Hansen Writing is a form of speaking. We first learn language by hearing and repeating it aloud. Language comes to us mostly as meaning-filled sounds, long before we…
Writing from the Heart of the Story
By Peter Bloch-Hansen Recently I had opportunity to talk about ‘writing from the heart’ of the story. What is the heart of the story? It’s what you want the reader…
Silencing Your Inner Editor
By Elgin Writers Guild Fiction Critique Group Moderator Tara Walker You open a new document and poise your fingers over the keyboard. You’re going to write a novel, and it’s…