Author Archives: sdgibson

Consider Janet Burroway’s discussion of theme.

Here are three examples of what can be done at Wordle. Try it. You’ll like it. (I’ll repost the draft of the plan once I’ve finished it.)

In October, NPR’s “All Tech Considered” included an interview of Cory Doctorow. Doctorow discusses new ways of publishing and marketing books and stories. Here’s a link.

One aphorism by Jerome Stern A scene that seems to happen nowhere often seems not to happen at all. and five by Janet Burroway. Like dialogue, setting must do more than one thing at once, from illuminating the story’s symbolic … Continue reading →

I’m thinking of this as part of revision, but it might be useful in other ways as well: highlight text in Word, go to View, then Toolbars, then Speech. Click on Speak Selection in the small window that appears. Listen … Continue reading →