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Carnival of Storytelling #8

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Now, the most interesting posts in the blogosphere about telling stories…

Art and Craft

• Philip Gladwin tells the story (the first part, anyhow) of Script Writing for the Sarah Jane Adventures at his Screenwriting Goldmine Blog.

• Rebecca Dean, a.k.a. Miss Copy, has 2 Tips for Kicking Writers’ Block.

• From Wild About Math–yes, math–Sol Lederman reveals the connection between math skills and creativing in storytelling and asks, “Can students be taught abstract thinking skills early in life through storytelling and improve their future mathematical ability?” (Of course, I’d ask the converse, because I think storytelling is the more important skill.)

• Rebecca Segall asks whether whether video games can improve our writing.

• Here are 3 ways to brainstorm ideas for lyrics–and lyrics are a form of storytelling!–from QUAXLE: Songwriting and music recording for the creative mind.

• C.G. Walters gives us “Letting a Spirit Story Flow,” a memoir about writing his novel Sacred Vow. (See the excerpt from Sacred Vow later in this carnival.)

• Stephen Joseph talks about why characters do the things they do.

• Angela Williams Duea lays out 5 tips for how to use characters in your story.

The Business of Writing

• The Writing Career Coach, Tiffany Colter, talks about how to reach more people with your blog.

• Here’s a post by yours truly on how to keep your New Year’s writing resolutions, in 7 steps.

• Emma G. talks about finding motivation and avoiding procrastination

Review and Analysis

• SJ Yee has posted a brief review of The Knight in Rusty Armor, by Robert Fisher.

• Here’s a review of Chosen by a Horse, the true story of how a rescued horse actually rescues the author.

Fiction

• Vijayendra Mohanty presents a short-short story about a dog who finally catches his own tail, “Day of the Dog.”

• Elvis D gives us “My Gal Poison,” a modern noir story.

• There is a legend that every so often the life-force of the Collective begins to weaken because true bonding between couples–and people in general–is not being practiced throughout the infinite parallel worlds that make up the Collective Consciousness. Like all magic, when the magic of loving commitment is not believed in, or not being practiced, it begins to fade and die. So writes novelist C.G. Walters in this snippet from his novel, Sacred Vow

• From Everyone Needs Therapy, the true story of taking a little kid to a screening of Alvin and the Chipmunks.

• Tali Shapiro posts her short story, “Grandma’s Statue,” with a visit to an old-timer’s apartment in an old-folk’s home.

And that is this edition of the Carnival of Storytelling! Feel free to comment here or e-mail me to let me know what you think.

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