http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/writing Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-walkley/adapting-novel-for-screenplay_b_1557679.html 2012-05-31T16:55:54Z 2012-05-31T16:56:26Z A.J. Walkley http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-walkley/ Along with simply taking a nearly 300-page book and getting it down to, at most, 120-pages, there is a lot more that needs to be done in order to get the same message across in a much more visual platform. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/novels">Novels</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/adaptation">Adaptation</a>, <a href="/tag/screenplay">Screenplay</a>, <a href="/tag/movie-scripts">Movie Scripts</a>, <a href="/tag/manuscripts">Manuscripts</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/editing">Editing</a>, <a href="/tag/screenwriting">Screenwriting</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kaylee-scottaline/letting-your-fearless-flag-fly_b_1537579.html 2012-05-31T07:23:11Z 2012-05-31T07:24:19Z Kaylee Scottaline http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kaylee-scottaline/ Those of us who use our own life experiences as material are certainly no strangers to judgment. And that alone gives us the right to fly our fearless flags high. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/creativity">Creativity</a>, <a href="/tag/courage">Courage</a>, <a href="/tag/dreams">Dreams</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/cosmopolitan">Cosmopolitan</a>, <a href="/tag/becoming-fearless">Becoming Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-stories">Personal Stories</a>, <a href="/tag/becoming-fearless">Becoming-Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/public-figures">Public Figures</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lev-raphael/why-im-not-planning-a-hun_b_1483157.html 2012-05-30T18:51:29Z 2012-05-30T18:52:36Z Lev Raphael http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lev-raphael/ I enjoy reading well-written books where there are earth-shattering secrets, a race against the clock, harrowing twists and turns, lives constantly under threat. But I don't have an itch to create one. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/advice-for-writers">Advice for Writers</a>, <a href="/tag/authors">Authors</a>, <a href="/tag/book-publishing">Book Publishing</a>, <a href="/tag/thrillers">Thrillers</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/writers">Writers</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-a-novel">Writing a Novel</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-tips">Writing Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/hunger-games">HUnger Games</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-talat-phillips/top-ten-books-of-the-new-_b_1540548.html 2012-05-29T16:31:08Z 2012-05-29T13:32:10Z Jonathan Talat Phillips http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-talat-phillips/ Spiritual counterculture are harder to define, hosting a multidimensional mix of spiritual awakening, new media activism, visionary art, punk attitude, permaculture principles, Burning Man aesthetic and Occupy ideologies. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/art">Art</a>, <a href="/tag/spirituality">Spirituality</a>, <a href="/tag/ayahuasca">Ayahuasca</a>, <a href="/tag/literature">Literature</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/new-edge-books">New Edge Books</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-books">Religious Books</a>, <a href="/tag/new-edge">New Edge</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kudler/the-other-little-death_b_1544569.html 2012-05-25T15:27:03Z 2012-05-25T15:28:00Z David Kudler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kudler/ There's a point in most hero tales where the hero (or heroine) has to face a death -- either real or metaphoric. It's only after this death that the hero can reach his or her potential -- can become truly a hero. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/creativity">Creativity</a>, <a href="/tag/writers-block">Writer&#039;s Block</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/helen-steele">Helen Steele</a>, <a href="/tag/artistic-process">Artistic Process</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laverne-h-bardy/eavesdropping_b_1543624.html 2012-05-24T19:03:55Z 2012-05-24T19:12:54Z Laverne H. Bardy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laverne-h-bardy/ Most retirees spend money doing things they couldn't afford or didn't have time for before they retired. My guilty pleasure is eating out. Here's why. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/papier-mache-puppets">Papier Mache&#039; Puppets</a>, <a href="/tag/french-fries">French Fries</a>, <a href="/tag/hermaphrodite">Hermaphrodite</a>, <a href="/tag/sports-cars">Sports Cars</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/caffeine">Caffeine</a>, <a href="/tag/cruises">Cruises</a>, <a href="/tag/holocaust">Holocaust</a>, <a href="/tag/arteries">Arteries</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/gourmet-meals">Gourmet Meals</a>, <a href="/tag/potato-chips">Potato Chips</a>, <a href="/tag/retirement-savings">Retirement Savings</a>, <a href="/tag/golf">Golf</a>, <a href="/tag/oatmeal">Oatmeal</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey-sandwich">Turkey Sandwich</a>, <a href="/tag/frontal-lobes">Frontal Lobes</a>, <a href="/tag/restaurants">Restaurants</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-times">New York Times</a>, <a href="/tag/grandchildren">Grandchildren</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/carbohydrates">Carbohydrates</a>, <a href="/tag/eavesdrop">Eavesdrop</a>, <a href="/tag/boats">Boats</a>, <a href="/tag/african-americans">African Americans</a>, <a href="/huffpost50">Huff/Post50 News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-lam/the-lost-art-of-letter-wr_b_1543386.html 2012-05-24T14:53:53Z 2012-05-24T14:52:21Z Andrew Lam http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-lam/ In this age of mobility and information, there simply isn't any time for such a thing as a long, flowing, hand-written letter. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tag/thinking">Thinking</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/letter">Letter</a>, <a href="/tag/reading">Reading</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-adler/fiction-in-flux_b_1536455.html 2012-05-23T13:54:34Z 2012-05-23T13:54:51Z Warren Adler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-adler/ For fiction writers in search of a publishing outlet, these are the best of times. For fiction writers in search of readers, this is the worst of times. For fiction writers in search of monetary rewards it is, for most, a disaster. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-serpents-bite">The Serpent&#039;s Bite</a>, <a href="/tag/publishing">Publishing</a>, <a href="/tag/writers">Writers</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="/tag/ebooks">Ebooks</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-crisafulli/beach-boys_b_1538948.html 2012-05-23T13:37:45Z 2012-05-23T13:44:10Z Patricia Crisafulli http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-crisafulli/ At mid-life, our favorite songs compile quite the anthology, from the music that played at our high school prom to the first dance at our wedding. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/reinvention">Reinvention</a>, <a href="/tag/creativity">Creativity</a>, <a href="/tag/inspiration">Inspiration</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/midlife">Midlife</a>, <a href="/tag/the-beach-boys">The Beach Boys</a>, <a href="/tag/beach-boys-tour">Beach Boys Tour</a>, <a href="/tag/music">Music</a>, <a href="/tag/fifty-news">Fifty News</a>, <a href="/tag/rock-and-roll">Rock and Roll</a>, <a href="/huffpost50">Huff/Post50 News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zaki-hasan/writing-about-writing_b_1537981.html 2012-05-23T09:33:38Z 2012-05-23T09:32:41Z Zaki Hasan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zaki-hasan/ Suddenly, I'm a writer who used to draw. How'd that happen? Like all skills, your abilities develop the more you do something, and atrophy the longer you're away. You want to be a writer? Write. Looking for inspiration as a writer? Write. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/commencement-speeches">Commencement Speeches</a>, <a href="/tag/commencement">Commencement</a>, <a href="/tag/neil-gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/practice">Practice</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-a-novel">Writing a Novel</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-advice">Writing Advice</a>, <a href="/culture">Culture News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-bauer/sit-down-shut-up-the-muse_b_1528858.html 2012-05-21T13:16:33Z 2012-05-21T13:17:39Z Ann Bauer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-bauer/ Like every other published writer in the universe, people I meet at parties inevitably tell me they want to write. They launch into describing their novel or short story or business book idea and I break in gently (I hope) to ask, "When do you write?" <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/on-writing">On Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-a-novle">Writing a Novle</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-a-novel">Writing a Novel</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-routine">Writing Routine</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-rituals">Writing Rituals</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-tips">Writing Tips</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ruth-neubauer/cancer_b_1525070.html 2012-05-18T13:20:52Z 2012-05-18T13:23:50Z Ruth Neubauer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ruth-neubauer/ One year and three chemotherapy treatments later, she still has a wicked sense of humor, albeit a slowed-down delivery. And although only a tuft of hair has grown back, she is still beautiful. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lung-cancer">Lung Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/renaissance">Renaissance</a>, <a href="/tag/friendship">Friendship</a>, <a href="/tag/death-and-dying">Death and Dying</a>, <a href="/tag/women">Women</a>, <a href="/tag/music">Music</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/women">Women News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rose/paris-shadows_b_1461199.html 2012-05-17T07:00:00Z 2012-05-17T07:26:18Z M.J. Rose http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rose/ She's a city for the all senses, for artists and writers and musicians and dreamers, for fantasies, for long walks and wine and lovers and, yes, for mysteries. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/authors">Authors</a>, <a href="/tag/paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/tag/perfume">Perfume</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="/tag/historical-fiction">Historical Fiction</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-a-novel">Writing a Novel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-bazer/chuck-klosterman-video_b_1522367.html 2012-05-16T22:51:54Z 2012-05-16T22:52:07Z Mark Bazer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-bazer/ In my chat with Klosterman, he expounds on the subjects he writes about often -- music, sports -- while tackling the question of whether cavemen were, in fact, the most interesting people ever. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/football">Football</a>, <a href="/tag/novel">Novel</a>, <a href="/tag/klosterman">Klosterman</a>, <a href="/tag/nirvana">Nirvana</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/chuck-klosterman">Chuck Klosterman</a>, <a href="/tag/chuck-klosterman-eating-the-dinosaur">Chuck Klosterman Eating the Dinosaur</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-crisafulli/symbolism_b_1520616.html 2012-05-16T17:52:44Z 2012-05-16T17:57:43Z Patricia Crisafulli http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-crisafulli/ What carries meaning or significance for you? When is an object, event or occurrence more than what it appears on the surface? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/symbolism">Symbolism</a>, <a href="/tag/creativity">Creativity</a>, <a href="/tag/birds">Birds</a>, <a href="/tag/creative-writing">Creative Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/inspiration">Inspiration</a>, <a href="/tag/fifty-news">Fifty News</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/symbols">Symbols</a>, <a href="/tag/spirituality">Spirituality</a>, <a href="/huffpost50">Huff/Post50 News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/holly-robinson/are-we-ever-too-old-to-be_b_1497711.html 2012-05-09T19:29:47Z 2012-05-09T19:30:01Z Holly Robinson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/holly-robinson/ It's not like writers are ballerinas who can't do splits without injuring ourselves after a certain age, or even football players too fat to run. Is it? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/inventors">Inventors</a>, <a href="/tag/poets-and-writers">Poets and Writers</a>, <a href="/tag/ecco">Ecco</a>, <a href="/tag/innovations">Innovations</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/ben-fountain">Ben Fountain</a>, <a href="/tag/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="/tag/brief-encounters-with-che-guevara">Brief Encounters With Che Guevara</a>, <a href="/tag/billy-lynns-long-halftime-walk">Billy Lynn&#039;s Long Halftime Walk</a>, <a href="/tag/success">Success</a>, <a href="/tag/publishing">Publishing</a>, <a href="/tag/technology-review">Technology Review</a>, <a href="/tag/steven-tyler">Steven Tyler</a>, <a href="/tag/novels">Novels</a>, <a href="/tag/harpercollins">Harpercollins</a>, <a href="/tag/american-idol">American Idol</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-crisafulli/autism_b_1496141.html 2012-05-07T13:13:51Z 2012-05-07T13:14:26Z Patricia Crisafulli http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-crisafulli/ McNary's son was given a prognosis so dire it left little room for hope. She captured her fear and worry in a large tableau. "That painting was never meant to be displayed. It's too raw," she said. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/creativity">Creativity</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/autism">Autism</a>, <a href="/tag/art">Art</a>, <a href="/tag/inspiration">Inspiration</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day">Mother&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/art-therapy">Art Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/fifty-news">Fifty News</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-adler/the-coming-battle-of-erea_b_1474382.html 2012-05-04T14:14:50Z 2012-05-04T14:15:09Z Warren Adler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-adler/ Okay, so now we know where the e-book is going. Ever upward.<br /> <br /> To have predicted that twelve years ago, when I had all my novels reversed from major pu... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kindle">Kindle</a>, <a href="/tag/writers">Writers</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/self-publishing">Self-Publishing</a>, <a href="/tag/e-books">E-Books</a>, <a href="/tag/e-readers">E-Readers</a>, <a href="/tag/kobo">Kobo</a>, <a href="/tag/nook">Nook</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-vanderslice/writing-contest-fees_b_1471626.html 2012-05-02T19:42:18Z 2012-05-02T19:42:22Z Stephanie Vanderslice http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-vanderslice/ <em>Poets and Writers</em> implies that simply by submitting to a large number of contests, a writer with a high-quality manuscript would eventually prevail. Based on my experience as a judge for some of these competitions, I'm not so sure. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/university-of-louisiana-lafayette">University of Louisiana-Lafayette</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-contests">Writing Contests</a>, <a href="/tag/pulitzer-prize-winners">Pulitzer Prize Winners</a>, <a href="/tag/the-contester">The Contester</a>, <a href="/tag/poets-and-writers-magazine">Poets and Writers Magazine</a>, <a href="/tag/allison-joseph">Allison Joseph</a>, <a href="/tag/foetry">Foetry</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-levin/journey-around-the-world_b_1469172.html 2012-05-02T10:45:20Z 2012-05-02T10:55:02Z Erin Levin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-levin/ Betty Londergan's idea was to give away $100 a day for 365 days. She wanted to give to and highlight non-profits that most people had not yet heard about. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/heifer-international">Heifer International</a>, <a href="/tag/farming">Farming</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/global-poverty">Global Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/betty-londergan">Betty Londergan</a>, <a href="/tag/service">Service</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/good-news">Good News News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/slcspeaks/deborah-feldman-unorthodox_b_1467211.html 2012-05-01T17:02:53Z 2012-05-02T10:44:06Z SLCSpeaks http://www.huffingtonpost.com/slcspeaks/ Although the media portrays Feldman as an anomaly, she uses archetypes to create a real-life fairy tale familiar to any Sarah Lawrence student who has asked to bum a cigarette outside of the library, or had to explain to their Facebook friends that they aren't gay. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sarah-lawrence-college">Sarah Lawrence College</a>, <a href="/tag/roald-dahl">Roald Dahl</a>, <a href="/tag/deborah-feldman">Deborah Feldman</a>, <a href="/tag/orthodox-jews">Orthodox Jews</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/orthodox">Orthodox</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lev-raphael/writers-block_b_1454246.html 2012-05-01T12:12:00Z 2012-05-01T12:12:25Z Lev Raphael http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lev-raphael/ When writers say they have writer's block, a normal, unremarkable part of the writing process becomes debilitating. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/writing-tips">Writing Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/writers-block">Writer&#039;s Block</a>, <a href="/tag/novel-writing">Novel Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-a-novel">Writing a Novel</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-inspiration">Writing Inspiration</a>, <a href="/tag/creative-writing">Creative Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/blocked-writing">Blocked Writing</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/graham-milne/to-be-or-not-to-be-hopefu_b_1464837.html 2012-04-30T12:29:25Z 2012-04-30T15:50:32Z Graham Milne http://www.huffingtonpost.com/graham-milne/ "If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim." - Margaret Thatcher (great line regardless of whether yo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/francois-truffaut">Francois Truffaut</a>, <a href="/tag/hope">Hope</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/optimism">Optimism</a>, <a href="/tag/margaret-thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/albert-camus">Albert Camus</a>, <a href="/tag/joseph-kony">Joseph Kony</a>, <a href="/tag/zombie-apocalypse">Zombie Apocalypse</a>, <a href="/tag/cliffs-notes">Cliffs Notes</a>, <a href="/tag/criticism">Criticism</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/tag/william-shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-gresko/where-do-writers-get-thei_1_b_1457194.html 2012-04-30T13:52:07Z 2012-04-30T13:52:52Z Brian Gresko http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-gresko/ In short, pithy essays, Celia Blue Johnson recounts how the simplest moments -- a trip, an odd job -- inspired some of the most beloved classics of Western literature. I talked with her to hear more about these fascinating accounts. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/se-hinton">Se-Hinton</a>, <a href="/tag/gabriel-garcia-marquez">Gabriel Garcia Marquez</a>, <a href="/tag/inspiration">Inspiration</a>, <a href="/tag/jrr-tolkien-the-hobbit">JRR Tolkien the Hobbit</a>, <a href="/tag/jack-kerouac">Jack Kerouac</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-inspiration">Writing Inspiration</a>, <a href="/tag/aa-milne">AA Milne</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-advice">Writing Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/mrs-dalloway">Mrs. Dalloway</a>, <a href="/tag/f-scott-fitzgerald">F. Scott Fitzgerald</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/traci-l-slatton/what-im-learning-about-life-from-writing-novels_b_1459534.html 2012-04-30T10:20:18Z 2012-04-30T10:20:52Z Traci L. Slatton http://www.huffingtonpost.com/traci-l-slatton/ For me, writing novels is an arachnid process: novels are spun into intricate webs out of the silk in my gut. It's work. It's hard. But, to mix metaphors, it's not all pushing a rock uphill. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/novels">Novels</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage">Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/writing">Writing</a>, <a href="/tag/life-lessons">Life Lessons</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-advice">Writing Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-a-novel">Writing a Novel</a>, <a href="/tag/novel-writing">Novel Writing</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p>