Author Archive: Suzanna Anderson Creates
One day till NaNoWriMo…
It’s October 31st, my last day of sanity for the next thirty days. My project is on a roll. I’ve had great conversations with friends and teachers about the April Novel in the last week. I’m super excited to work through the latest developments. Every day I will post how many words I wrote and the …
Prompt–Monday, October 31
Take a book you’ve read recently that you underlined like crazy because you liked the language so much. Now create a found poem with your favorite lines. Feel free to break for lines and whatnot. Name the title and author. Cane by Jean Toomer Over the crest of the hill he couldn’t sing to them. …
The Letter Project–Letter to Theresa
Check out my latest letter to Theresa about pumpkins. Discover what I kind of bread I like to make.
Preparing for NaNoWriMo
November is only days away. I’m going to participate this year, and until Tuesday I considered working on two projects (for a total of 100,000 words? Nah. Then I would consider myself insane.) But I will continue to work on my April novel, mostly expanding scenes from her backstory and exploring her present adventure. Brian …
Prompt–Sunday, October 23
Describe your favorite homemade meal. Mine’s below. I don’t think many cooks can beat the hot and soft texture of mashed potatoes with butter on top, steaming green beans and slices of chicken breast. All on a blue-rimmed plate ready to travel to your stomach. Accompanied by a glass of water. But you can try.
Winter Wheat
Every year “Mid-American Review” hosts a writing festival at Bowling Green State University. This year Winter Wheat is November 17 to 19. I’ve attended the last two years and really enjoyed it. You meet fellow writers and get time to write! The sessions have led me to discover more about topics like memoir, cut and paste …
Prompt–Wednesday, October 12
Find a favorite image from a poem or a piece of fiction that strikes you. Write about it, expand it, use the structure to create something of your own. For mine, one of Jack Kerouac’s haikus. The tree looks like a dog, Barking at heaven. My poem. The blanket is a crown for the cold.
Halfway there…
The semester is nearly half over already. But some exciting things have happened. My contest with a writing friend to see who could write the most short stories resulted in her finishing one and me starting two. We decided to revise our contest for October with the goal to finish the most short stories. Then …
Prompt–Saturday, September 24
Make a list of your favorite short stories, poems, and/or novels, whatever you want. Add to it as you discover new ones. Short Stories: A Good Man is Hard to Find–Flannery O’Connor Porque no Tiene, Porque le Falta–Robert Stone The Oldest Story–Emilia Pardo Bazan Barn Burning–William Faulkner Poems: When I have fears–John Keats Fire and Ice–Robert Frost …
Suzanna and Writing 