Years ago, Master Kurt Vonnegut came up with an analysis of the Shape of Stories that we felt would be very cool to share with you!
Fantastic Bit of Wisdom from Accents Publishing Senior Editor
With all the whining and time management talks Justin and Ryan have been giving on the podcast, this is a bit of a different perspective from Accents Publishing Senior Editor, and Amazing Writer Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Here is a portion of her essay specifically dealing with Time, but please check out the link at the bottom of the post to read the whole bit. It will open up a world of clarity.
Much thanks to Katerina Stoykova-Klemer for sharing this bit of authorial advice with the world at large.
Time – I wish I had an hour for every time I’ve heard someone say “I don’t have time to write.” Remember – having time doesn’t guarantee that you will actually write. It takes a real writer to stick with writing and persist with it amidst the multitude of her obligations. This is important, because if you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it. Whether they realize it or not, when people say “I don’t have time for writing,” in many cases they actually mean “today I made choices for my time which left my mind and body with no power to sustain in me the desire to write.” My advice is to use the busy periods of your life as opportunities to develop your writer’s will and to strengthen your commitment to your art. In that way you will tremendously increase your chances for a productive creative life when your schedule does lighten up.
Neil Gaiman's Calendar of Tales
The most recent video update for Neil Gaiman's Calendar of Tales project.
He's gone past the writing part. The twelve stories are done and available for free download here, but now Mr.Gaiman is looking for illustrators to tackle these tales. This is a very interesting time to be a creative mind. Between this and Rob Liefield's EXTREME TALENT CONTEST there seem to be all sorts of opportunities available for those of us with the itch.
Ira Glass on Writing
Justin and Ryan reference this clip of Ira Glass quite a bit in the coming episodes, so it makes sense to post a link here for your viewing/listening pleasure!
Up and Running
Finally!
This is the official site for The Write Idea Workshop!
The Write Idea Workshop is a writing podcast hosted by Ryan Andersons and Justin Adkins with the intent of helping writers everywhere generate ideas, up their game, and create a writing community where writers and interested parties can bounce ideas off one another.
This site will serve as a hub for new episodes of The Write Idea Workshop podcast, blogs about writing, a place to post and read Writing Challenges, and generally be thoroughly entertained.