Somerset Maughm said there are three rules of writing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are. It is pretentious for one writer to attempt to teach another how to write. The process of learning will develop each person’s particular voice. Yet one can learn some strategies that make the learning process easier as well as some attitudes and sensitivities that will open the creative process.
Classes continue for three months at a time meeting once ever other week. Wayne Stier’s book POWER WRITE is available as a pdf file that can be downloaded to view or print.
The word “power” is an acronym for the five hats a writer must wear before he publishes: Pick a subject, Organize, Write, Evaluate, and Rewrtie.
The book is organized as follows:
Starting out
The journal
Working parts
Words: Magic Clay
The Sentence: A brick in the wall
The paragraph: Building the wall
Organization: What Goes Where and Why
Importance of being important
Location location location
Its about time
There's got to be a reason
Like this, not like that
Building bridges: Transitions
Finding the red thread
The whole creation in three steps
The big gun: the argumentative essay
Rewriting the "laugh draft"
Five steps to power
Gramar's Little Do's and Don't's
Fine Tunning
Weak and Risky techniques
Botched-up checklist
Now it's up to you
Wayne Stier |
