Columbia Writers' Workshop II

A Chapter of South Carolina Writers Association

Sunday, September 30, 2018

IN PRAISE OF SHORT FICTION

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By Raegan Teller Let me begin with a confession. Until recently, I turned my nose up at short fiction. I admit it. I was a novel ...
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Sunday, September 16, 2018

THE LATEST ADDITION

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Meet Another Columbia II Blogger TRAVIS PAGE Travis graduated from White Knoll High School in 2007.   In college he studied Mech...

FIRST IMPRESSIONS from a NOVICE

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By Travis Page I am only 29 years-old, but I’ve taken on many new endeavors over this past decade of my life: powerlifting, bodybuildi...
Sunday, September 9, 2018

FAITH IN FANTASY

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By Kasie Whitener The very best fantasy novels all have a faith structure. The faith structure is the myths, legends, and religi...
Sunday, September 2, 2018

MINING YOUR SURROUNDINGS

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By Sharon May  I assume that all writers try to be observant of the world around us. The more I write, the more I try to notice deta...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

THOUGHTS ON REMOTE COLLABORATION

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By Olga Agafonova Over the last year, I’ve used miscellaneous tools to keep in touch and work on a screenplay with my co-author and ...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

THE EXPERIENCE

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By Laura P. Valtorta www.gattafilms.com www.thearthousemovie.webs.com laurapv.wordpress.com                                       ...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

WHAT MAKES A GOOD NOVEL?

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By Bonnie Stanard Much of my reading is to research background for a story I’m writing so I joined a local book club to force myself...
Monday, August 6, 2018

Using Actual Events in Writing.

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By Rex Hurst In my current writing project I am using a lot of history. Not ancient history, at least not to me , but a decade not th...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

FACT IN FICTION AND DOCUMENTARIES

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By Laura P. Valtorta www.gattafilms.com www.thearthousemovie.webs.com                                                 Withou...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

INSPIRATION

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By Sharon May Everyone who knows I write said, upon hearing I was going to Europe, “You will get so many ideas.” Makes sense. New pl...
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Sunday, July 15, 2018

JUST LAUNCHED: "WRITE ON SC"

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By Kasie Whitener I love talk radio. Like writing, my passion for talk radio is about storytelling and craft. I'm interested in ...
Sunday, July 8, 2018

UNLOCK YOUR BRAIN WITH A MIND MAP

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By Raegan Teller About twenty years ago, I received an offer to try out MindJet , a mind mapping software. I downloaded the free tria...
Sunday, July 1, 2018

FIRST LINES, FIRST BITES

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By Jodie Cain Smith She was defined by music. This is the phrase that occurred to me while driving on I-10 last week. On my way to ...
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Sunday, June 24, 2018

WHY USE SYMBOLS?

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By Sharon May According to LiteraryTerms.com, “a symbol is literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed ...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

What Do Writers Have Against Sports?

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By Kasie Whitener This week I had two stories were rejected from two different journals. In “Amy Runs,” the main character goes ...
Sunday, June 10, 2018

SATIRE

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By Laura P. Valtorta www.gattafilms.com www.thearthousemovie.webs.com laurapv.wordpress.com                                   ...
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Sunday, June 3, 2018

WHY DO YOU WRITE?

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By Bonnie Stanard Nobody asks Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates why they do what they do. Or Hillary Clinton or Michael Bloomberg. For that m...
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Sunday, May 27, 2018

ON WRITING, FLOW AND COFFEE

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By Olga Agafonova If I have a muse, she kicks in at the same time caffeine is absorbed into my bloodstream. On occasion, I can be co...
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