Tag Archives: Writers

Storytelling — get out of the way

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Bill Wren

With the indifference of weather, he shot the child and kept walking. I’ve mentioned before that far too often we’re focused on writing rather than storytelling. I refer to writing because that is what I do, but this is applicable … Continue reading →

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Benefits and hazards of description

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Bill Wren

Description in a story can be a tricky thing. With words, it paints an image in a reader’s mind. However, done to excess it puts a reader to sleep. I call them word pictures and, as with all pictures, some … Continue reading →

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Always fascinated by story

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Bill Wren

(This is a repost of something I wrote in 2006. I have long since finished reading the book referred to. In fact, I’ve reread it since. It’s very good. By the way, this is not really a review; it’s a … Continue reading →

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Master storyteller – Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Bill Wren

If you want someone to model yourself after as a storyteller, go to Robert Louis Stevenson. Now that guy could tell stories. Many writers, like myself, make the mistake of writing. I’ve done that and still find myself doing it. … Continue reading →

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This is what I have been doing

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Bill Wren

It seems wrong to say I haven’t posted anything this week because I’ve been busy — it’s Tuesday! But in many ways this is more like Thursday to me since I spent the weekend working. And a lot of that … Continue reading →

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