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Ekphratic Writing: Ways to Generate Poems and Short Fiction
Ekphrasis: One artist looking at the art of another and finding inspiration through reflection. When looking at art, we can record what we see in the work either literally or metaphorically. We can record how the art makes us think or feel about the world or about ourselves. We can record information about the […]
Examples of Ekphratic Writing
The Big Push By John Glenday after Sir Herbert James Gunn ‘The Eve of the Battle of the Somme’ Would you believe it, there’s a bloke out there singing ‘When You Come to the End of a Perfect Day’. His audience, a sixty-pounder crew, stand round bleeding from the ears. The Boche are all […]
Ekphratic Writing Exercises
To begin, select a photograph or a photo of a piece of art, which could be of a painting, sculpture, carving, etc that resonates with you in some way. Part One Freewriting: 2 minutes. Write a description—visual-only—of what you see in the photograph. Remember to avoid abstract nouns and adjectives; use concrete, specific details. […]
Genre: Poetry
Everyone has their own idea about what poetry is—depending on what they’ve been exposed to. And I’m quite happy to leave the subject at that. “Although poetry is a form of self-expression that knows no bounds, it can be safely divided into three main genres: lyric poetry, narrative poetry and dramatic poetry.” […]
Genre: Fiction
If creative nonfiction is true stories told well, then perhaps we can define fiction as imaginary stories told well. Kinds of Fiction Literary fiction Work in which the skillful use of language is paramount, regardless of subject or theme. Genre fiction Work in which the subject or theme is paramount. The two […]
Introduction to Literary Genres
One question pops up in discussions about marketing, book proposals, and social media: know your audience. Who are we writing for? Who do we want to read our work? Hiding behind these questions is this: are we providing what our potential readers want? Genres are a fundamental part of the answer, whether the manuscript […]
Genre: Nonfiction
Nonfiction is prose writing that relates actual events, people, and information. Creative Nonfiction defines nonfiction as “True stories well told.” Kinds of Nonfiction Narrative Writing Tells a true story about a person, event, and/or place. Narratives are generally written in first-person point of view and contain factual information. Expository Writing Explains or […]
July: George Kauffman III
I have been writing most of my life. I majored in creative writing in college long ago, but haven’t been serious about it until December 2019. Then I joined Writers Morning Out and thought about it more seriously. I wrote military medical history at Walter Reed Medical Center during Vietnam, and have published […]
Congratulations Lisa!
“Musings On Perfection Inspired by Jane Austen” by Lisa Baron is included in Jane Austen: An Anthology of Thoughts & Opinions. edited by Arlene Bice.