3 1/2 Goldberg Theory-week 3

DON'T TELL, BUT SHOW

This reflects that a writer has to breath life into a story when expressing emotion. Also, that as a writer when installing feelings in your work - stay in direct connection with the senses.

BE SPECIFIC

Always be detail oriented and be specific always and realize that a writer becomes the subjects in his/her writing. (All at once and then now.)

BIG CONCENTRATION

This section deals with learning to concentrate by not being blocked and being open. Most writers are single-minded, focused and had to learn to concentrate and stay focused on the task at hand.

THE ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY

A writer should look at the ordinary and extraordinary as a boon that gives meat and potatoes to his project. Always remember details, details, details are paramount of importance and helps make the writing flow easier.

TALK IS THE EXERCISE GROUND

A writer's advantage is talk, talk, talk and that is it helps find new directions and help defeat writer's block.

WRITING IS A COMMUNAL ACT

Writing is a communal act and allows others to participate in the process. Expand your conscious and consider all people's opinion and reflect them. Also, get together with others for moral support and let your fingers fly like wings over the paper.

ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS A MERCEDES BENZ

The goal of a writer is to disappear and
become the character in the story or whatever writing project that is being done.

BE AN ANIMAL

When in Rome do as Romans do - that is what writing is all about - merge in and allow the flow of creativity to take over. Also, learn to time self and try to establish whether or not you can write under pressure or with an actual deadline. Never give up - if you don't succeed try again until you do so. Bring it. Stalk the city for any and all writing ideas or whatever.

MAKE STATEMENTS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS

This sections deals with learning to make a statement then follow up with a question to obtain more information and data about a situation. Always make clear affirmative statements to keep on track and question, question on to find out as much as you can. Get on a higher tier -- let your mind roam and gather all the information you can get.

THE ACTION OF A SENTENCE

This section deals with verbs and nouns and how to use them interchangeably within sentences because these are the framework for paragraphs and eventually books.

WRITING IN RESTAURANTS

This section deals with writing in a restaurant and how this is a great place to relax and write. It is a little unusual but try to develop a rapport with the restaurant and you may have a perfect place that may alleviate writer's block or just be a place of writer's curiosity. Once a writer develops "writer curiosity" it is a state where everything will inspire him/her.

THE WRITING STUDIO

This place like every nook a writer likes to be quiet and not distracted. It becomes almost like a "holy place" where no one is wanted unless invited. It is the place where imagination takes wing and fly.

A BIG TOPIC: EROTICISM

This topic is probably where a lot of writers sit and decide how to approach without stepping over the edge. Dis- cretion is always good...know where to draw the line...keep specifics about topic and writing, revise later.

A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN

This section deals with how a person can be right in their own hometown and be be a tourist. But this can be reversed by giving the place you live a second chance and start exploring where you are and start writing about ordinary and everything.

WRITE ANYPLACE

Be comfortable, take a notebook with you always...scribble, scribble...never let a thought escape. Train and learn to focus anywhere, block out the noise and receive stimuli from anyone or anywhere. Test yourself and try different angles, different places don't let anything stop you. Write away and float as your thought and words.