Tag: unconscious
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Of Revelation, Illusions and the Parallel Processes of Writing and Discovery…
Revelation plays an important role in constructing and/or assembling the middle section of a novel. Revelation also encompasses the uncovering of truth of what has always stood present, but remained hidden by strong held illusions and beliefs. Stories and novels stand upon revelations, ones that sustain the cause-and-effect events that comprise, most particularly, the plot…
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Art, The Muse and Beholding The Other…
The Muse then is that most terrified of all the virgins. She starts if she hears a sound, pales if you ask her questions, spins and vanishes if you disturb her dress. We might start off by paraphrasing Oscar Wilde’s poem, substituting the world “Art” for “Love.” Art will fly if held too lightly. Art…
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The Muse, Mystery and Grace…
“It isn’t easy. Nobody has ever done it consistently. Those who try hardest, scare it off into the woods. Those who turn their backs and saunter along, whistling softly between their teeth, hear it treading quietly behind them, lured by a carefully acquired disdain. We are speaking, of course, of The Muse.” –Ray Bradbury, Zen…
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Of Towers, Castles and the Battles Writers Wage…
The Rook, Tower or Castle in the game of chess speaks to boundaries. Towers and Castles of the medieval era served not simply as homes, but also places of protection, that place to which rulers, those of their court, and the soldiers guarding them retreated and from which they waged battle. The Tower provided a…
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Of Rooks, Guardians of the Threshold and Boundaries…
The chess piece or character known as The Rook, which is also called The Castle or as I like to say, The Tower can move as many spaces along a row or column on the chessboard. The Rooks (each player has 2) combined with The Queen, form the major chess pieces. In this way they…
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Of Mantras, Writing, and Knowing When to Tell…
Your story lives within you. Write with it rather than about it. –Martha Alderson of Plotwhisperer for Writers and Readers “Don’t talk your story out. Write it.” I heard that a lot during my participation in many writing workshops, but not so much like the almost broken mantra, “Show. Don’t tell,” regarding the development of…