The British novelist Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) wrote many significant novels, including Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, and the essay “A Room of One’s Own.” This excerpt from A Writer’s Diary, entries culled from her personal journals after her death by her husband, the writer and editor Leonard Woolf. As you read this, notice how […]
What is a Writer’s Notebook? (Three Sources)
Source 1 Essentially, a writer’s notebook is anything that you observe or feel a twinge of inspiration from as you go about your day. Your notebook might be filled with journal like entries (records of your day and/or emotions), lists of items, a recipe you like, a sentence you took in through reading, listening, or […]
“Where Does Creativity Hide” by Amy Tan
Watch the first 12 minutes of this TedTalk and consider Tan’s thinking about the creative process. Tan talks about her own creative autobiography, in particular how her family history and family expectations shaped who she became as a writer. Then, interestingly, she connects the creative process with terms related to quantum mechanics. Though this may […]
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