World Building: Brandon Sanderson’s BYU 2020 lecture series
This leading fantasy author is renowned for his complex fantasy worlds. In this six-part series for students at Brigham Young
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World Building Tools
I remember reading Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide and marveling at the worlds, and how things, characters, and ideas moved and
“we will need writers who can remember freedom”: ursula k le guin at the national book awards (2014)
During the #AtoZ Blog Challenge of April, I started following Susanna J Sturgis of Write Through It, and she brought
2021 A to Z: Letter Y…Weird Holidays
2021 A to Z: Letter Y is for Yuri’s Night (April 12) Yuri’s Night refers to April 12, the anniversary
2021 A to Z: Letter U…Weird Holidays
2021 A to Z: Letter U is for Uncommon Musical Instrument Day (July 31) Join in the festivities and boost
2021 A to Z: Letter Q…Weird Holidays
2021 A to Z: Letter Q is for BarberShop Quartet Day (April 11) The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement
2021 A to Z: Letter P…Weird Holidays
2021 A to Z: Letter P is for Paper Airplane Day (May 26) The Paper Airplane was inducted in the
2021 A to Z: Extra Bonus Content – Sesame Street
In the middle of doing the A to Z Blog Challenge, I can’t help hearing Big Bird singing the Alphabet
2021 A to Z: Letter N…Weird Holidays
2021 A to Z: Letter N is for Near Miss Day (March 23) The National Near Miss Day, March 23,
2021 A to Z: Letter K…Weird Holidays
2021 A to Z: Letter K is for National Ketchup Day (June 5) The Foodbeast website states the average American
2021 A to Z: Letter J…Weird Holidays
2021 A to Z: Letter J is for Jugglers Day Depending on which clown you listen to, Jugglers Day is
2021 A to Z: Letter I…Weird Holidays
2021 A to Z: Letter I is for International Sweatpants Day (January 21) The first pair of sweatpants was introduced
Saving Mr. Typewriter
Dear Tom Hanks, Thank you for making typewriters cool again. I think, typewriters force you to think. They offer a
California Typewriter: A Documentary
Doug Nichol’s 2016/2017 documentary film, California Typewriter has a mix of creativity and technology, includes artists, collectors, and writers such
10 TED Talks for Writers … on creativity, process, storytelling, and passion
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story Andrew Stanton: The Clues to a Great Story Amy Tan:
