Thoughts on Writing

I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.

Flannery O'Connor

The Ultimate Source of Writing Prompts - Reddit

I discovered this week a writing prompts treasure. Reddit has a dedicated section to writing prompts called Reddit Writing Prompts. This section is constantly being updated and enriched with comments. Definitely worth coming back!

10 Free Online Creative Writing Courses

Here are free online creative writing courses that I found in my web search

15 Insights from John August on his Creative Spark

Thoughts After NaNoWriMo

Credit: Melissa McPhail

This graphic just about sums up the kinds of feelings I have after having jumped into November's National Novel Writing Month. I didn't make the 50,000 word goal, so I didn't finish this marathon, but I did learn about writing and storytelling.

Hardwired for story: Sarah-Jane “SJ” Murray

At TEDxSanAntonio, Emmy-nominated screenwriter Sarah-Jane explained how to think about why insanely great storytelling matters and why it’s the key to our future.

Pixar’s Successful Storytelling Rules Examined in Insightful Video

 

 Produced by Bloop Animation.

The video explores what makes a great idea and how Pixar gets to the essence of their stories.

Written by Dean Movshovitz Based on the 22 rules of storytelling by Emma Coats.