{"id":3971,"date":"2017-06-10T22:51:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T05:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dresan.com\/blog\/?page_id=3971"},"modified":"2019-10-19T14:20:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T21:20:15","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/writing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Craft of Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walt Disney hooked me on storytelling – at six, I walked out of The Apple Dumpling Gang<\/em><\/a> wishing I could tell stories of my own.\u00a0 Isaac Asimov turned those daydreams into a mission – at twelve, I read Asimov on Science Fiction<\/em><\/a> and realized I want to be a writer. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Writing is the most pivotal human activity! Broad brush, humans conquered fire a million years ago, tools half a million years ago, articulate speech fifty thousand years ago – but it wasn’t until we could capture our thoughts and pass them on to people far from us in space and time that humanity really started to expand across the planet.<\/p>\n

But writing didn’t stop at counting cows and recording lineages – creative writing is the most pivotal kind of writing there is! Humans learn about the world by sharing narratives, not just of what we’ve learned, but of what we might become – so the creation of sustained, realistic, compelling narratives is one of the most important things any human can do.<\/p>\n

So, ever since I read Asimov on Science Fiction and realized I could be a writer myself, I’ve been on a mission: to promote creative writing in all its forms, and to help you realize you can be a writer too<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Pictured: The Night of Writing Dangerously<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Posts About Writing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n
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Where did all the blogging go?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Into roughly 240,000 words of LEGACY OF THE EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT. As I mentioned back in November and December, I’ve been working on a “cozy fantasy” called LEGACY OF THE…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Real Life<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Dragon Writers<\/a>, Nanowrimo<\/a>, The Spookymurk<\/a>, We Call It Living<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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[twenty twenty-six day two]: what i call blogging every day<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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What is Blogging Every Day? Well, that seems simple enough, right? If you blog every day, then you blog every day. Bloggers like John Scalzi at Whatever and Caitlin R.…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Challenges<\/a>, Real Life<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Blogging Every Day<\/a>, We Call It Living<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Viiictory … forty-three times<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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So! The National Novel Writing Month organization may be gone, but National Novel Writing Month lives on! Not just in Nano 2.0, but in my own writing. I’ve written two…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Challenges<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Dragon Writers<\/a>, Nanowrimo<\/a>, The Spookymurk<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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you don’t have to go home …<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Worldcon is over, and people are now returning to their lives. I’ve got a day and a half here to enjoy Seattle, but the funny thing is, right now I’m…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Real Life<\/a>, Technique<\/a>, The Currents<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Cracking the Narrative Code<\/a>, Dragon Writers<\/a>, Worldcon<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The Lorentzian Argument and its Impact on Transgender Narratives<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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I’m working on a paper on “The Cognitive Science of Scenes and Sequels” with my friend Kenny Moorman. We’re attempting to harmonize “scenes and sequels” from professional writing craft with…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Intelligence<\/a>, Technique<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Cracking the Narrative Code<\/a>, Dragon Writers<\/a>, We Call It Living<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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viiictory … forty-two!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Whew! What a few months it’s been. I’ve been so busy I haven’t even had time to publicize some of the stuff that I’d naturally use this blog for (like…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Challenges<\/a>, Fiction<\/a>, Steampunk<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Dragon Writers<\/a>, Nanowrimo<\/a>, The Clockwork Time Machine<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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[twenty twenty-four post one six one]: one more thing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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So one thing here to remind myself to blog about it in more details – I attended a panel at the Nebulas on “Moving Beyond Milford” which was very useful.…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Appearances<\/a>, Technique<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Blogging Every Day<\/a>, Dragon Writers<\/a>, The Nebulas<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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[twenty twenty-four day one three one]: celebration!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Yay! The Neurodiversiverse Kickstarter funded, with two and a half days to go! And it has been amazing, after a month of slow but steady growth, that the Kickstarter continues…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Appearances<\/a>, Promotions<\/a>, Technique<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Blogging Every Day<\/a>, Dragon Writers<\/a>, Neurodiversity<\/a>, The Neurodiversiverse<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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[twenty twenty-four day one two six]: working on the neurodiversiverse kickstarter<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Hacking away at publicity for the Kickstarter for the Neurodiversiverse, which is at +80%! But that means we have almost a thousand dollars to go, and we’re really far from…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Appearances<\/a>, Promotions<\/a>, Publishing<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> The Neurodiversiverse<\/a>, Thinking Ink Press<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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viiictory, thirty-eight times …<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Woohoo! I have successfully written 50,000 words in the month of April, completing my 38th writing challenge (counting November Nanowrimos, April\/July Camp Nanos, and Script Frenzy). This was a pretty…<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> Challenges<\/a>, Writing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> Jeremiah Willstone<\/a>, Nanowrimo<\/a>, The Clockwork Time Machine<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLeave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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