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Tag Archives: storyboard
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Making Things Up
This week, my novel writing students have to think about whether or not they are “Outline People” or “No Outline People,” or (more likely) something in between. I decided to write about this, too. What’s my process? Here’s how I … Continue reading
Posted in Mrs. Cole Porter, Teaching, Writing
Tagged Downton Abbey, lord carnarvon, pantser, plotter, storyboard, writing process
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Novels to Stories, Stories to Novel
If you’re looking for a way to turn a novel into short stories or (more likely) turn stories into a novel, try these activities. First, novel into stories. 1.) Find a copy of The Paris Review 10, Fall 1955. On … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Writing
Tagged notecards, novel, pedagogy, short story, storyboard, teaching creative writing, The Circus in Winter
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What They Learned This Semester
It’s that time of year when our students turn in their portfolios–along with the “reflective essay” in which they articulate what they learned this semester. I love reading them. This term, I asked my students to turn those essays into … Continue reading
Storyboard Class
There are Two Kinds of Novelists Outline people (aka “Plotters”) No Outline People (aka “Pantsers,” because they write by the seat of their pants). I am an Outline Person. I was born that way. On Saturday, December 10 from 1-4 … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Writing
Tagged Rebecca Skloot, reverse storyboard, storyboard, Writer's Center of Indiana
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Memo: Course Descriptions are due for Fall 2011
Are you ready to get serious about leading a Big Thing writing class? I know I am. Here’s my plan for my Advanced Fiction Writing course during Fall 2011. Course Description In this class, all students will be required to … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Writing
Tagged Andre Dubus, drafting, horizontal writing, storyboard, syllabus
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Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction
Back to the Survey Monkey survey I gave my students on November 16. This is a fairly long post, but that’s because it’s about one of the most important decisions my students had to make. Question 3: How would you … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
Tagged Jack Kerouac, pantser, plotter, storyboard, Syd Field, Tim Hallinan, William Faulkner
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