Comments on: Releasing your creativity http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/ the business and craft of writing Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:42:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Introduction to Creative Writing course at The Crafty Writer http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-3586 Introduction to Creative Writing course at The Crafty Writer Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:16:19 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-3586 [...] « Christian fiction Releasing your creativity [...] [...] « Christian fiction Releasing your creativity [...]

]]> By: Fiona http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-3257 Fiona Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:06:26 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-3257 Hi John, This course ran 'live' last year. But it has been so popular that I left it on the site. People are working through it all the time, so just click on the first session and get started! If you have any queries or comments just shout! Happy writing, Fiona Hi John,

This course ran ‘live’ last year. But it has been so popular that I left it on the site. People are working through it all the time, so just click on the first session and get started! If you have any queries or comments just shout!

Happy writing,

Fiona

]]> By: John Bennett http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-3249 John Bennett Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:42:23 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-3249 I have just run across your course, apparently a year too late. Will these be a new one coming out or should I just follow this one for now. Thanks, John Bennett I have just run across your course, apparently a year too late. Will these be a new one coming out or should I just follow this one for now.

Thanks,

John Bennett

]]> By: Fiona Veitch Smith http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-177 Fiona Veitch Smith Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:57:35 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-177 <p>Glad you got something out of it, Verica. I firmly believe that poetic writing can only benefit your prose. It helps you to hone in on the essence of a moment and encourages you to write with all your senses. Even in prose it is good to consider the sound and rhythm of a sentence. So use the tools you've got. We'll be looking at using poetic techniques in prose later in the course. I hope you enjoy the next <a href="/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/" rel="nofollow">short story</a> session.</p> Glad you got something out of it, Verica. I firmly believe that poetic writing can only benefit your prose. It helps you to hone in on the essence of a moment and encourages you to write with all your senses. Even in prose it is good to consider the sound and rhythm of a sentence. So use the tools you’ve got. We’ll be looking at using poetic techniques in prose later in the course. I hope you enjoy the next short story session.

]]> By: Verica Peacock http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-176 Verica Peacock Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:22:30 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-176 Excellent exercises, Fiona. They only confirmed that I prefer writing poetry, but will persevere with trying to write short stories. Thank you. Excellent exercises, Fiona. They only confirmed that I prefer writing poetry, but will persevere with trying to write short stories. Thank you.

]]> By: Fiona Veitch Smith http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-175 Fiona Veitch Smith Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:37:43 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-175 Brain dead or not you still had some positive things to say. See you next week. Brain dead or not you still had some positive things to say. See you next week.

]]> By: Marge Lange http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-174 Marge Lange Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:03:23 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-174 Hi Fiona, One week late!! I thoroughly enjoyed the first session of the course and was very surprised with all the postive encouragement. This week was not good for me, I felt "brain-dead" and without a creative thought in my head. My problem, nothing to do with the class. Work stress and tiredness, my apologies for a) being late & b)lack of input on my part! Hope my creative juices are working for next week. See you next week. Thankyou, Marge. Hi Fiona, One week late!! I thoroughly enjoyed the first session of the course and was very surprised with all the postive encouragement. This week was not good for me, I felt “brain-dead” and without a creative thought in my head. My problem, nothing to do with the class. Work stress and tiredness, my apologies for a) being late & b)lack of input on my part! Hope my creative juices are working for next week. See you next week. Thankyou, Marge.

]]> By: Fiona Veitch Smith http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-171 Fiona Veitch Smith Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:32:57 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-171 Very interesting result. For visitors wondering what Tammy was referring to, I asked her to write a poem of an image first then prose, then, with another image, reverse the process and see how it impacted upon her writing. I know Tammy's writing from previous courses and I can tell you that she's a born storyteller. Sometimes that can get in the way of just focusing on the moment; with this exercise she seems to have got the story 'out of her' so that she can relax into the image. Tammy, I saw your other post and will look at it properly tomorrow. Hope your cold's better. Fiona Very interesting result. For visitors wondering what Tammy was referring to, I asked her to write a poem of an image first then prose, then, with another image, reverse the process and see how it impacted upon her writing. I know Tammy’s writing from previous courses and I can tell you that she’s a born storyteller. Sometimes that can get in the way of just focusing on the moment; with this exercise she seems to have got the story ‘out of her’ so that she can relax into the image. Tammy, I saw your other post and will look at it properly tomorrow. Hope your cold’s better.
Fiona

]]> By: tammy http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-169 tammy Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:25:54 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-169 I found that by writing the prose first, I could concentrate on the images before me, rather than the story behind the image. It was as if I could give myself the go-ahead to let the words spill out! Thanks fi, see you on wednesday. love tammy xxxx I found that by writing the prose first, I could concentrate on the images before me, rather than the story behind the image. It was as if I could give myself the go-ahead to let the words spill out! Thanks fi, see you on wednesday.
love tammy
xxxx

]]> By: Fiona Veitch Smith http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-164 Fiona Veitch Smith Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:24:18 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/09/26/releasing-your-creativity-and-finding-your-niche/#comment-164 Hello Andrew. I wonder if it's the real incident or the visual image that triggered your response (or a bit of both). I tend to write from strong visual images too. The other two examples were less visual. We will be looking at prose for the next few weeks but will have another session on poetry later in the course. Perhaps you might surprise yourself. This Wednesday we'll have a look at the short story. Thanks for visiting and I hope you continue to benefit from the course. Fiona Hello Andrew. I wonder if it’s the real incident or the visual image that triggered your response (or a bit of both). I tend to write from strong visual images too. The other two examples were less visual. We will be looking at prose for the next few weeks but will have another session on poetry later in the course. Perhaps you might surprise yourself. This Wednesday we’ll have a look at the short story. Thanks for visiting and I hope you continue to benefit from the course.
Fiona

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