
Writing in the House of Dreams
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Jenny Alexander is the author of stacks of children's books, teacher of creative dreaming and writing for adults, the blogger in the House of Dreams. Follow to receive the latest updates about her new blog posts on creative writing.
Writing in the House of Dreams
6y ago
When I was starting out on my writing career, an agent who interviewed me gave me a piece of very bad advice – he said, ‘Treat writing like a job. Start at nine, work through till five and don’t get distracted.’ Well, maybe that wouldn’t be bad advice for all authors, but it turned out to be ..read more
Writing in the House of Dreams
6y ago
I’ve just finished reading Donald Maass’s book, The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface, and I absolutely loved it! The writing is so clear and thoughtful. Donald Maass first came onto my radar as a brilliant writer for writers at a Scattered Authors’ retreat several years ago, when ace children’s ..read more