Spoken Word

In the comments section, please respond with your thoughts on this spoken word piece.  I would also like to know whether it's a type of poetry you enjoy or not.  Please elaborate on your thoughts/feelings on the genre.  Thanks!

Andrew Stanton - The Clues to a Great Story

Filmaker Andrew Stanton (Toy Story, WALL-E, Finding Nemo) shares advice on telling a great story.

Even the Best Authors have Their Issues!

John Green talks about his unique writing style and how he deals with the pressures of writing a book.  John seems to be humanized by his responses to his fan and answers the questions with honesty and heart.

Top 10 Writing Tips From Famous Authors

http://www.sugarscape.com/bookclub/news/a824057/john-green-writing-tips/

Sandra Cisneros on Writing and Inspiration

Stream of Consciousness Style

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a500/incarnations-burned-children-david-foster-wallace-0900/

*Note:  This story is challenging and disturbing.  Please do not read if you feel uncomfortable.

Best Poetry Websites

http://www.favoritepoem.org/index.html

http://www.poetryfoundation.org

http://www.poets.org

Choose your Weapon!

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-terms?category=forms-and-types

John Green's Advice for Writers

Advice on Writing from Rodes Fishburne

Words From a Poetry Champion

Ten Rules on Writing

Cornelia Funke on Writing

A Really Great Resource

When I search for videos by writers, I love to use "Big Think".  If you type in "Big Think Writers" on Youtube, you get amazing videos of authors talking about their craft.  Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=big+think+writers

Fun Video on the Writing Process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1pnpL8295E

Another Awesome Video on Writing

Neil Gaiman on Writing

Junot Diaz's Thoughts on Writing

Let's Write!

Welcome!  In the next 4 days, we will post videos, poems, short fiction, and reflections on this blog.  It will be a nice way for us to communicate with each other outside of the classroom as well.  Whenever you post anything, make sure you add a brief reflection on what was meaningful about the content you published.  Enjoy!