Archive - Curious Writer

The Art (and Science) of the Writing Prompt

Why do certain prompts work and others don't?

Mar 19 •

Bruce Ballenger

January 2025

Cue the I-Character

Might the notebook be where our personas gather, waiting for their entrance?

Jan 7 •

Bruce Ballenger

November 2024

Description as Discovery

There's something powerful about where the gaze happens to land.

Nov 13, 2024 •

Bruce Ballenger

August 2024

Looking for Trouble

Aug 29, 2024 •

Bruce Ballenger

April 2024

Faith, Neurosis, and Writer's Block

Writer's Block Tries Our Patience and Our Faith

Apr 2, 2024 •

Bruce Ballenger

February 2024

The work endings do for writers

Feb 5, 2024 •

Bruce Ballenger

January 2024

How to Tell a True Story

The Secret of Effective Personal Narrative is in Structure

Jan 11, 2024 •

Bruce Ballenger

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