Hello, good morning, class of 2019. Thank you so much for having me. It is an incredible honor to stand here before you today. Thank you to the faculty, to the guests, the families, and to all the gorgeous students among us who are beyond the shadow of a doubt, nursing, raging hangovers and praying […]
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Creative Spark: Tina Gordon Chism
Chism: I THINK CREATIVITY IS EVERYWHERE. I SEE CREATIVITY WITH MY GRANDMOTHER COOKING. I SEE IT AT THE WINERY, MAKING WINE. I SEE CREATIVITY WITH A MOTHER AND HER CHILD. FOR WRITING, IT’S BRINGING THAT CREATIVITY INTO STRUCTURE. THAT’S WHERE THE TRICKY PART BEGINS. IT’S ALWAYS A SPARK. IT’S ALWAYS THAT QUICK MOMENT OF [GASPS] […]
Creative & Practical Writing Tips : How to Write a Dramatic Monologue
Hi, I’m Laura from youngwritersworkshops.com and I’m going to talk about how to write a dramatic monologue. Now a monologue is a speech given by one character either in a play or another presentation like a movie or television show. In generally a monologue is going to be presented by a character that the audience […]
OCAD U’s new BFA in Creative Writing – the degree with attitude
(upbeat percussive music) – Lay it on the page. Get a little beat with it. – Paint it, script it. – Scream it, perform it. – Digitize it, socialize it. – Text it, carve it. – Print it, put it on the wall. – Install it, break it. – Objectify it, game it. – Squeeze […]
Drawing Skills 8 Years Into Blindness!
Hey guys, so you may be wondering why I have a really janky dollar store white board with me and an expo whiteboard marker Well today I’m going to show you my blind girl writing and drawing skills eight years in to being basically totally blind. I have light and shadows perception as you know […]
The Challenge of Creative Work
This video is sponsored by Skillshare. The first 500 people to use the link in the description get their first two months free. If you’ve ever made something, a song, painting, story, or, the pinnacle of artistic expression, a YouTube video, you know it’s incredibly fun, and, well, pretty strange, because creativity is kind-of a […]
Morning Pages – Write Daily For Clarity, Creativity, Productivity
I want to share something that has made such a positive impact on my life this past year. Morning pages have given me a clearer sense of direction and have led me to take key actions in life. Actually, the concept of Lavendaire came out of a morning pages session. There are just so many […]
Creative Spark: Dustin Lance Black
Black: THIS WILL BE A 3½ HOUR SORT OF TUTORIAL ON MY PROCESS. THAT’S WHERE I START — TAKING AN IDEA, WHETHER IT’S FICTION OR NONFICTION AND FIGURING OUT WHY — NOT JUST WHAT YOU’RE GONNA TELL, NOT THAT IT’S ENTERTAINING OR INTERESTING, BUT WHY ARE YOU TELLING THAT STORY? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF […]
Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a boy became an artist
Translator: Thu-Huong Ha Reviewer: Morton Bast Hello. My name is Jarrett Krosoczka, and I write and illustrate books for children for a living. So I use my imagination as my full-time job. But well before my imagination was my vocation, my imagination saved my life. When I was a kid, I loved to draw, and […]