Mike presented a great discussion of world building. He discussed how language, culture, religion, morals, climate, weather and even architecture affects world building and how that sets up the scenes in a story and enriches and colors the entire backdrop. Here is...
Feelings. Fears. Hopes. Dreams. Memories. These are what make a person. The life and blood of a story- the fictional characters- should connect to the human condition so well that, if written well, it’s easy to forget that they are fictional. Therefore, an...
It’s time to gear up for boot camp. 🙂 Let the world know you’re proud to be a member of the East Texas Writers Guild and you’re serious about your writing with one of our fabulous new T-shirts. Our shirts are a unisex style. The material is a heavier weight...
This poem by ETWG member, Juanita Fletcher, won an Honorable Mention in the 2018 Writer’s Digest Writing competition. Congratulations, Juanita! PASSAGES I called to my children and they answered me Then went about being what they wanted to be The winter rains came and...
