Creative writing is both an
art and craft. It’s a set of intellectual skills that we, as writers, must
possess. We are always searching out new ideas for stories. How do we do that? Through
exploring our memories, using imagination, following and researching our
curiosities, and observing our world.Creative writing is also an art of self-expression and requires that writers share their thoughts and feelings. We must write imaginatively with similes, metaphors, sensory imagery, and more. And, we must also possess a perspective about ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Lastly, all writers must have a command of the
language. They must be able to learn the rules, use grammar properly, and be
aware of the guidelines and techniques of the genres they have chosen to create.
This
has been a busy five months for me personally. I’ve been juggling three
different works at one time. I was part of the Australia Burns,
three-volume anthology series, where Wild Rose Press authors submitted stories with
all the proceeds targeted for the Australia Red Cross to help victims affected
by the wild fires. This was a wonderful project. I’m included in the second
volume with a very short story titled, The Season of Withered Corn. For
readers who like a variety of short stories, check out the various volumes.
Currently, I’m working on
edits, cover art ideas, a tagline, and the blurb (short description) for the digital
version only of Huckleberry Happiness, to be published by the Wild Rose Press
this summer. It’s a short novella with ice cream woven into the story line and reflecting
the overall theme, “One Scoop or Two.”
It will be released, along with other authors’ works, for summer reading. All
stories will be published as single digital novellas or short stories, not as an anthology.
Please stay tuned.
And of course, I want to
finish the last Christmas novella which will end my Musical Christmas trilogy series. It’s titled, Lucy ~ The Clarinetist.
