Most writers, according to Stephen King, will not become great writers, but they can become darn good story tellers. And good stories are what the public – and therefore book-buyers – want. They always have, and they always will.
From Where You Dream
Is A Bad Memory Ever A Good Thing?
Can a bad memory be a good thing? “Yes,” says Robert Olen Butler, professor of creative writing at Florida State University. When you’re an artist. In From Where You Dream, he warns: If you are a writer who aspires to create fiction that arrives at the condition of art, your literal memory is your enemy. “Tell your […]
The White-hot Center of the Unconscious
The ideal time to write is first thing in the morning, says Robert Olen Butler in his book, From Where You Dream. Why? Because that’s when you’re closest to “The Zone.” “The Zone,” he says, is the white-hot center of the unconscious, the birthplace of art. It’s where the analytic flow of your brain stops and your total […]
