Wild and Knotty Worlds: The Psychological Crucible

Photo Credit: a crucible used in the Czochralski method (a method of extracting crystals), taken by Twisp on August 25, 2005: Twisp/Wikimedia Commons/PD self "[T]he writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master—something that, at times, strangely wills and works for itself." (Bronte, “Editor’s Preface”, location 561) One …

Taught By Masters: Olivia De Havilland in The Heiress (1949)

***This post is part of The 2nd Annual Olivia De Havilland Blogathon, hosted by Crystal of In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Phyl at Phyllis Loves Classic Films blogs. *** ***Some spoilers*** As a fiction writer and lover of classic literature, I usually come to watch a film based on a book …

Author Dream Series: Jovelyn Richards

This month’s Author Dream Series post is by the incredibly talented writer and performer, Jovelyn Richards. Jovelyn was generous enough to have me on her radio show in February, which you can read more about and listen to the archives here. My name is Jovelyn Diane Richards born and grew up in the mid-west. I …

Transposing Fiction

       Photo Credit: Young Girl Writing a Love Letter, Pietro Antonio Rotari, 1755, oil on canvas, Norton Simon Museum: Wmpearl/ Wikimedia Commons/CC PD Mark 1.0 Photo Credit: The Man Writing a Letter, Casper Netscher, 1665, oil on canvas, Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany: Mattes/Wikimedia Commons/PD Art (PD Old 100)   “Write immediately, yes! But …

Resistentialism

Photo Credit: Commedia dell'arte Scene in an Italian Landscape, Peeter van Bredael, 17th/18th century, detail, oil on canvas: FA2010/Wikimedia Commons/PD Old 100 “‘At the bottom of every process of obtaining creative material for our work is emotion.’” (Stanislavsky, Chap. V, pg. 101; emphasis added) Last week, I had the honor of being a guest on …