Let’s see, our teen classes are definitely creative writing classes. Except for our Grammar for Teens, which we run from time to time in NYC they’re all about storytelling and are designed to help younger writers find and unleash their ability to create on the page. Continue reading “Will the Teen Classes help with the writing I need to do for school?”
As writers, we talk a lot about our need to cultivate empathy, toward our subjects, our characters, our readers, our world. But what does that mean, exactly?
I could give you a long-winded definition, but instead, let’s just take a look at “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks: Continue reading “Cultivating Empathy”
Living in New York City, I come across famous people all the time and usually it’s no big deal. But every now and then I see someone that gives me a shiver of excitement. I once saw Julie Andrews in a dive bar, and Sam Shepard in a semi-elegant restaurant. It should have been the other way around, of course, but that’s what makes these two sightings memorable. Continue reading “True Craft”