General Writing

  1. The Benefits of Found Language

    (Some unnecessary personal background in the spoiler, my actual point below :p ) Thanks to the “Poetry- Texts, Forms, Experiments” course taught by the wonderfully talented Joan Retallack, I experienced a dramatic improvement to my writing. I entered the class with only one previous poetry workshop under my belt (taught by the equally enchanting Celia Bland) to augment the “understanding” of poetry I learned in High School. I was familiar with the most prevalent forms, though not their...
  2. Coffee, Cigarettes, and Flannel: The Writing Essentials

    Every writer has a process for writing a piece: creating an outline, bullet points, etc.; but another process exists before the writer even uncaps his pen. This process is a fulfillment of conditions which place the writer in a comfortable, inspired mental state. For me, it is the ingredients for a writing marathon. As long as my conditions are satisfied I can write for hours, pausing only to decide the perfect word for an idea. I can write a load of uninspired crap, but with my pre-writing...
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