by Kurt | Sep 24, 2013 | Advice, Writing
Maybe you have a writing assignment given to you by someone else–an interview with a local school board member, a review of the new Arcade Fire single, or a recap of a trip you took to Belize for the local Sunday paper. Or maybe you simply have a specific...
by Kurt | Sep 17, 2013 | Story, Writing
Do you remember what you did last night? No, really, think about it. Can you run through exactly what happened, piece by intimate little piece? Maybe you can see it as clearly as the cup of coffee in front or you…or, maybe it’s already getting fuzzy. Now...
by Kurt | Sep 15, 2013 | Advice, Story, Writing
The more I read about how to improve one’s writing, the more I come back around to storytelling. It’s the heart and soul. Stories are everyone, just stop and think about it for a minute. When you get together with family friends, for instance, what...
by Kurt | Sep 10, 2013 | Advice, Writing
As I’ve said before, we’re all writers to some degree or another. We write emails, we fill out applications or forms asking various questions, we review stuff on Yelp or Amazon. Many more spend hours at work crafting documents related to whatever business...
by Kurt | Sep 6, 2013 | Advice, Story, Writing
What are you writing about? Whether it’s a short story or business document, what is it that you’re trying to communicate? What is your point? What is your story? In some ways these should be easy questions to answer. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always...