AmyMaidaWadsworth

It's been forever since I've posted, but I had to post this interview I did with my friend, Robison Wells.  This interview was done as an assignment for my Creativity and Cognition class, and it was an absolute delight.  I hope you have as much fun reading as I did interviewing Rob and writing this mini-biography.    Robison Wells, Compulsive Creator             I met Rob Wells at a book signing, back when writing was his hobby instead of his full-time job.   He was personable and funny, and I liked him immediately.   Since his writing and characters were also funny and personable, I ignored my budget, bought his books, and became an instant fan.                 His newer novel, “Variant,” has been nominated for a Children’s Literature Association of Utah Beehive Award ...

Here are the PowerPoint notes from the writing workshop held on August 11.  I highly encourage you to purchase the books recommended.  Mark them up and practice the concepts they teach.  You'll learn far more from these amazing authors and teachers than you will from me!  Part 1: Story basics—review   ž Characters are key.   ž Point of view—the point of view character provides the body and mind through which we experience the story. ž Emotion is the key to any story. The point of view character shows us how to feel about the story’s events. ž Stories start with character and continue with conflict.   Without conflict, there is no story. ž The choice cycle is the basic element of fiction.   It ties your reader into point of view, provides setting through sensory input, and provides emotional interpretation of events through the character’s evaluation and choice   ž If the choice cycle is the story atom, then scenes and seq...