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Monthly Archives: June 2017

“Interview” my characters? Puh-leeze. (But it kinda works)
30 Jun 2017

“Interview” my characters? Puh-leeze. (But it kinda works)

by Karen Palmer | posted in: Writing Advice | 0

After a frenzy of writing during NaNoWriMo and a few weeks of intense noodling around with my outline to sharpen plot points and firm up the mushy middle, I was meant to jump back into writing my novel this month. … Continued

character, novel
“Parkdale Reno Nightmare” a cautionary tale in creative non-fiction
23 Jun 2017

“Parkdale Reno Nightmare” a cautionary tale in creative non-fiction

by Karen Palmer | posted in: Writing Advice | 0

In its June issue, Toronto Life ran a first-person essay about a family who bought and renovated a derelict house, detailing the many mistakes the couple made and the money they spent – $1.3 million! – to get their dream home. … Continued

creative non-fiction, editor, personal essay
Visual Storytelling: Adding pictures to words
16 Jun 2017

Visual Storytelling: Adding pictures to words

by Karen Palmer | posted in: Writing Advice | 0

A couple summer ago, I was fortunate to spend an afternoon at a workshop with Sarah Leavitt, a graphic novelist who published a memoir of her mother’s decline with Alzheimer’s. Our focus was the basics of visual storytelling, or what’s known … Continued

children's books, graphic forms, Kyo Mclear, picture books, visual storytelling
Creativity in the Country
9 Jun 2017

Creativity in the Country

by Karen Palmer | posted in: Writing Advice | 0

In 1973, playwright and theatre director Paul Thompson convinced six actors from the city to spend their summer living in a crumbling farmhouse near Clinton, Ontario as they developed new improvisational work based on the surrounding community. The actors were … Continued

Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story, creativity, documentary, Michael Ondaatje
Subtext: listening to what isn’t being said
2 Jun 2017

Subtext: listening to what isn’t being said

by Karen Palmer | posted in: Writing Advice | 0

I recently read Charles Baxter’s book “The Art of Subtext.” What a complicated topic to take on – although, Amazon assures me plenty of how-to writers have tackled it. Writing about the art of subtext is a little like trying … Continued

subtext

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