We as novelists and memoirists, due to the nature of our medium, can manipulate more of the five senses than screenwriters can. There are three other senses we can take advantage of that haven't necessarily worked well for cinema before: smell, taste, and touch. Read on to learn more.
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In case of rejection, dear writer, might I offer you this pep talk?
Read MoreFour Reasons We Descend into the Underworld: Lessons from Margaret Atwood, Part 2
One of the most pivotal things I gleaned from reading through Negotiating with the Dead was Atwood’s four reasons why we descend into the underworld (i.e., why we write). Last week, I covered the first two: material wealth and to do battle with a monster.
Here, we round out the last two, and hopefully with them, challenge your sense of self as a writer.
Read MoreFour Reasons We Descend into the Underworld: Lessons from Margaret Atwood, Part 1
Descending into the underworld? What?
You may think you don’t come anywhere close to doing such a thing in your writing practice. I thought the same thing once upon a time, but after reading Atwood’s lecture, I beg to differ.
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