Author Archives: Susan

NEW MEDIA & LITERATURE: Progress

Posted on January 21, 2005 by Susan

Nobody’s asked, but I’ll admit to having halted my journey into Silent Hill about a week ago.  When I left, there was some broad following me and a new kind of monster up ahead. I left Suttree as well for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: First Day Fears

Posted on January 21, 2005 by Susan

Yes, trepidation is the word.  I don’t know why, but I’m dreading Monday, the first day of classes.  I, who have my switchblade and come-on act down as pat as my Buster Brown rendition am afraid.  I like the courses, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Motivation

Posted on January 21, 2005 by Susan

Idle thought this morning, again about what makes a doer do, or in this case, a writer write.  But it does apply to all areas of our lives, and our personalities. Within an hour after accepting a compliment, I ran … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New Media: As a keeper of the old…

Posted on January 20, 2005 by Susan

Just found out that a journal will be required in the Creative Writing course, and am excited about starting one up (you know, decorating, choosing colors, fonts, etc.).  Weblogs are the new media format for journaling. The bad news is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE & NEW MEDIA: Editing

Posted on January 20, 2005 by Susan

Tweak. Tweak, tweak, tweak. The never-ending process of editing a story is compounded by new media additions of sound and graphics.  It is time-consuming, engrossing, and requires dedicated meticulous effort. If I can talk up a good justification, let’s say, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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SELF ANALYSIS: Career Skills

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Susan

Thanks to J-Walk, I’ve been pegged.  My job skills according to this little test: Your strongest career skill is:  Pragmatic–focusing on facts and specifics. Your weakest career skill is:  Societal–cooperating well with others. For $9.95, they’ll throw in some suggestions … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY & WRITING: Lessons

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Susan

I need to learn to fly–by will alone.  Lift off in a graceful wisp of smoke that filters from the part in my hair and leaves it straight and even and untouched by whim. I need to fly away. Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Standing In Line

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Susan

Well that was no fun at all.  Standing in a line for fifteen minutes before the window even opened up.  No patience, and that is what will do me in in the end.  After two months of waiting for an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Countdown

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Susan

All worded out and building to a new space gathering bits of straw and hair to nest in comfort for a day or two until I’m nudged out again and forced to fly and stress about the worms and seeking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Re-remediating

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Susan

Spent a semester plus the last couple months getting excited about turning plain text into active graphics and sound.  Just spent a part of the day turning the new media format of weblogging into plain old text.  And punching slots … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Contemporary Poetry

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Susan

Unfortunately, I don’t feel qualified to judge the trends of modern poetry–or fiction, for that matter–but I can say with some confidence, that there is a bit of the Jackson Pollack grand show going on here.  Oh come on, admit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: A Call to the Senses

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Susan

While technology may seem to put us at arm’s length from our fellowman, it literally puts us within arm’s length of the world at large via the internet.  With everything but scent–and that is something a skillful writer can accomplish … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Metaphor

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Susan

The serpent shed its skin and so we too.  Gliding on the soft green tender grasses silently and swift.  It is the quick way to the quest, the guess of what is real, sideways dodging that which dry and crisp … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Deadmistress

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Susan

For our upcoming April Writers Conference, we were fortunate enough to get Dr. Carole B. Shmurak as a speaker.  Dr. Shmurak is the author of Deadmistress, a mystery novel, as well as co-author of a children’s book series following the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Evolution

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Susan

Cold.  Brittle squeaky snow.  Bone white bleached landscape bleached bone white.  Sets cold bones to rattling in their shell of pink muscle, fat and skin.  Lost the insulating hair of the original design, lost the mindset of survival, lost the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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