"One of the reasons writers are so much more interested in life than others who just go on living all the time is that what the writer doesn’t understand the first thing about is just what he acts like such a specialist about — and that is life. And the reason he writes is to… Continue reading I Still Call My Hometown Home
Tag: Yakima
Go Read That Instead
Confession: I am behind on my word count for this year's NaNoWriMo. It has happened before, and I am still confident I'll recover. I simply need a weekend's worth of focus to catch up. That being said, instead of writing something new for today's post (I need to save all my creative juices for writing… Continue reading Go Read That Instead
This is Where you are
One of the key components to a well-developed story is the setting. It's important because it informs our characters and plot. What does your character's home look like? What does she see each day on her way to work or school? Imagine The Great Gatsby's loss of the American dream without the over indulgent New… Continue reading This is Where you are
Writing About Place
I grew up in Yakima, a small town in Central Washington that I was convinced I was bigger than. When I first left for college in Seattle, I didn't like returning home, even for a short visit. But as I continued to write, in college workshops or on my own, I found Yakima (or some… Continue reading Writing About Place
