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5 Books made into Films – Which Version is a Modern Classic?

A.K.Andrew — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:22 +0000

A.K.Andrew 5 Books made into Films – Which Version is a Modern Classic? A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

A book or film created in the 20th or 21st Century is considered a Modern Classic if it has a quality likely to have enduring significance or popularity. When a book is made into a film, which version is the modern classic or can it be both? The novel I’m currently working on, Under The [...]

1969: Does Music Capture the Heart of an Era?

A.K.Andrew — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:00:02 +0000

A.K.Andrew 1969: Does Music Capture the Heart of an Era? A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

In 1969, I was a sixteen year old and like all teenagers, listened to a lot of music. For me, it was Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Simon & Garfunkel as well as Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and The Rolling Stones. My current WIP, Under The Bed, is set in 1969 in NYC, a year that began with the inauguration of Nixon as President. 1969 fell in the shadow of the previous year, which saw the height of the anti-Vietnam War protests, and the assassinations of both Martin Luther King Jr.and Robert Kennedy.The '68 Democratic Convention in Chicago was another scene of protest and riots. Writing the Sounds of Silence, and Changing Times Read More...

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7 Blogging Essentials for the Beautiful Blog Award

A.K.Andrew — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:59:50 +0000

A.K.Andrew 7 Blogging Essentials for the Beautiful Blog Award A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

Yeah! I’ve recently been awarded two blog awards! Today I’m celebrating the Beautiful Blogger Award by talking about Blogging Basics. Thanks SO much to Bridget Whelan for nominating me. Bridget’s creative writing class (my first), was a real catalyst for my writing career. She currently teaches Creative Writing Classes in Brighton and London. A Good Confession, her first [...]

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Does Every Picture Tell a Story?

A.K.Andrew — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:00:05 +0000

A.K.Andrew Does Every Picture Tell a Story? A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

Pictures are a very emotive media, in whatever form, and everyone responds to them differently. Children love story books with pictures. It’s often our first way of learning, but do pictures always tell a story? Look at this photograph for example. What does it suggest to you? What emotions does it evoke? Who sprayed the graffiti? [...]

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7 Secrets of One Lovely Blogger

A.K.Andrew — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:00:23 +0000

A.K.Andrew 7 Secrets of One Lovely Blogger A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

I have the wonderful Jeri Walker-Bickett to thank for receiving the One Lovely Blogger Award. If you haven’t already checked out her blog, please do so. JeriWB:What Do I Know?. It’s a fabulous combination of all things reading and writing, from interviews , book reviews and writing tips. Some bloggers complain about these awards, but [...]

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Reading Fever

A.K.Andrew — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:00:47 +0000

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I’m thrilled to welcome writer Jeri-Walker-Bickett to Writer’s Notebook today – my first guest blogger! Jeri has a fantastic a blog JeriWB: What Do I know? which is a wonderful combination of author interviews, writing tips and book reviews. You can read my post, The Blind Assassin: A Lesson in Thinking Beyond the Expected, on her blog [...]

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Toni Morrison on Hope in Beloved: Musemedium

A.K.Andrew — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:15:25 +0000

A.K.Andrew Toni Morrison on Hope in Beloved: Musemedium A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

This Musemedium post concerns a Toni Morrison quote from Beloved regarding hope. The video is an interview excerpt of Toni Morrison talking about the process of writing Beloved and the language she used. Musemedium helps us look for our muse by mixing media. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP6umkgMRq4 “Making them think the next sunrise would be worth it; that another stroke of [...]

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Can Your Computer Drain Your Creativity?

A.K.Andrew — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:00:11 +0000

A.K.Andrew Can Your Computer Drain Your Creativity? A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

Creativity and computers have been trying to blend together for some time now. Photoshop, painting apps, word processing freeing up writing time by throwing out the tipex and carbon paper. And yet how many of you feel that the time spent in front of your computer actually drains your creativity? I recently read an article [...]

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The Wit and Wisdom of “Dear Abby”

A.K.Andrew — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:16:59 +0000

A.K.Andrew The Wit and Wisdom of “Dear Abby” A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

Pauline Esther Philips, better known as the advice columnist Abigail Van Buren or ”Dear Abby”, died on Jan 16th 2013. Advice columnists, many of whom are women, are often dismissed as being rather trite, lacking in true writing skills. I don’t believe that’s true, and certainly not in the case of the well-loved “Dear Abby” [...]

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MuseMedium: The Future and Joyce Carol Oates

A.K.Andrew — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:00:43 +0000

A.K.Andrew MuseMedium: The Future and Joyce Carol Oates A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook - Creativity keeps me sane. Yours...or mine. A.K.Andrew - Writer's Notebook

MuseMedium MuseMedium looks for our muse by mixing prose with other media, in this case by looking at the future with Joyce Carol Oates “Remembering backward is the easy thing. If you could remember forward, you could save yourself…” Joyce Carol Oates, The Gravedigger’s Daughter * Joyce Carol Oates never shys away from difficult issues. [...]

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