12 Jan 2022

A Note to Poets

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[Editor’s note: The following poem provides poets – and other writers, too – with a few tongue-in-cheek moments of levity. And truth.] The length of your poem might need adjustment …   Once upon a time, poems carried the sum of human knowledge recited ’round the hearth memorized for generations … Read More

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12 Feb 2016

Cinematic Writing: The Power of Varying Distance

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Let’s cast our writing in cinematic terms. The reader’s “mind’s eye” is the screen. Your words are the camera, defining scenes, controlling distance from the subject, focus, lighting, and angles. I’ll address two “camera” concepts: I. Physical Distance and II. Emotional Distance. Then I’ll close with III. A Combination Example. … Read More