Tag Archives: writing
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Where to Begin…Lord of the Flies
Leave a commentNovember 11, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
Lord of the Flies by William Golding Book beginnings have always fascinated me. Maybe it was the opening of Genesis …
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Voice and the elusive 2nd person
Leave a commentNovember 8, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
Narrative voice refers to the different forms that point of view can take in story telling. Most fiction, whether classic or …
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Cure for writer’s block
Leave a commentOctober 11, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
Knowledge. That’s the cure for writer’s block. Knowledge. And here’s the first thing you need to know: THAT THERE’S NO …
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Always the last to know
Leave a commentSeptember 29, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
If you looked at everything I’ve posted about writing, you’d think Annie Dillard and I were good friends. I quote …
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Where to begin…Fahrenheit 451
Leave a commentAugust 20, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
A little bit of tension, and we’re hooked at page one. From Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: It was a …
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Where to begin…The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Leave a commentJune 15, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
Can the narrative mode work better at description than the descriptive mode itself? The opening to Ron Hansen’s bestseller says, …
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6 places where FAT likes to hide: OR the hardest thing about writing
1March 20, 2014 by bradcharlesbeals
Extra words don’t make better writers any more than extra fat makes better people. But as my students and clients …
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