Teaching about writing is an oxymoron.
[Oxymoron – the use of two words that contradict each other, like ‘wise fool.’]
How can I, or anyone, teach another to write?
A rocky oxymoron.
Well, that’s the point. I don’t offer a creative writing class to teach how to write, but to point out the importance of using the right words – to name things correctly – when creating a story. Even more importantly, I offer small (writing) steps that each of us can use to help our pen move.
If the pen moves, we connect.
Brain, pen, soul, body, back to pen, brain, soul equals a story worth telling.
That’s my theory, although others may debunk it. Continue reading
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