Our lives consist mostly of uneventful moments unworthy of a story. Right?
Well, maybe not.
Sometimes those mundane moments turn out to be unexpectedly interesting. Continue reading “Sleep Interrupted”
Will the Teen Classes help with the writing I need to do for school?
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?”
Cultivating Empathy
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”