In my novel class last week, my teacher, the esteemed Professor Bosworth, gave us a worksheet written by John Gardner, an American novelist best known for his writing how-to guide On Moral Fiction, which basically pissed a lot of people off. The worksheet we read features 26 writing exercises, and it has a lengthy introduction… Continue reading Exercises
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Ulan and the Whales
Once again, Bottom of the Garden absolutely devoured all of my creative energy this week. I suppose that's a good thing, because it means I'm making progress on that story, but it also means that making new things for this blog is becoming quite a bother. Rather than totally cop-out this week, I've decided to… Continue reading Ulan and the Whales
Young Woman Writing
When I was a freshman in High School, my parents took my brother and me to New York for a week. We stayed in the tiniest of tiny hotel rooms (my mattress had to be stored underneath my brother's bed during the day so we could walk across the room), ate rotten yogurt and delicious… Continue reading Young Woman Writing
the sponge caught fire in the microwave and no one knows why
Sorry to give you old work two weeks in a row, but I had my rough draft of chapter 3 for Bottom of the Garden due today and let me tell you--that thing is a bitch to write. Seriously. I've re-written it three times now. Why me? WHY ME?? Not that I'm complaining. Now that… Continue reading the sponge caught fire in the microwave and no one knows why
Writing Habits
Hey, kids. I have a question. I want to know if I'm alone in this: Do you make playlists for your characters? I mean, I know that lots of people have playlists for specific stories, and almost everyone listens to music of some sort while they're writing (let me know if you don't!), but how… Continue reading Writing Habits
M.M. Jordahl 