My husband, Peter, recently got me some Beats headphones, and they’re amazing. They go over the ear, and when I have them on, I really can’t hear anything else other than whatever I’m listening to. So I thought now that I have some nice headphones, I would give binaural beats a try. I’ve been listening …
Hey everyone! I’m in a class right now with The Writing Barn called Write. Support. Submit, and I did a craft presentation recently on the different qualities we can take from good screenwriting and playwriting to make our fiction better. I decided to talk about some of the things I was talking about in that …
“You’re never alone when you’re reading a book.” – Susan Wiggs
Today, I’d like you to welcome to the blog my good friend, Tommy Jamerson. I first met Tommy ten years ago at Horizon Theatre in Atlanta where we both participated in the New South Young Playwright’s Festival and were playwriting apprentices for the 2008-2009 season. Tommy is also a fellow playwriting alumnus of the low-res …
All month, I’ve been doing a “bookstagram” photo challenge created by Stephanie H. Warner, and I’ve been having a blast. Last month, I did a photo challenge that corresponded with #CampNaNoWriMo (the National Novel Writing Month project for April). I’ve been having so much fun doing these photo challenges. For those of you who aren’t …
Hey everyone! Today, I wanted to make a video about one of my favorite tools, The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi. If you haven’t checked this book out, I would definitely recommend it. It’s incredibly useful! Click here to watch the video. Transcript from video: Hey everyone. It’s author, Sara Crawford, and I am …
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw
Hey everyone! Every Friday, I’m going to be doing interviews with my favorite creative people. From the full-time musicians to the receptionists who crochet to the hustling freelance writers and everyone in between. Starting us out is an interview with Carrie Jones. In addition to being the New York Times Bestselling Author of the young …
Hey everyone! Today, I wanted to post a video talking about writing marathons. I’m talking about the writing marathons that Natalie Goldberg talks about in her book Writing Down the Bones. In my video, I talk about how I became aware of writing marathons and Natalie’s book. (Yes, it involves Livejournal. Man, I’m old.) (Speaking of …
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” – Sylvia Plath