(From npr.org) THE UNTHINKABLE MIND Like most of her work, cartoonist Lynda Barry’s class at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is unorthodox. “No artistic talent required,” the course description states. The course is described as a “writing and picture-making class with focus on the basic physical structure of the brain.” At the beginning of the semester…
Each fall The Center for Cartoon Studies invites 20 of the world’s most promising aspiring cartoonists and graphic novelists to the ramshackle village of White River Junction, Vermont for a no-holds-barred education in comics. Those who complete the two-year program earn a Master of Fine Arts degree and are ready to face the uncertainty of…
“Dear Writer, Reconsider your hand. Reconsider writing by hand. There is a kind of story that comes from hand. Writing which is different from a tapping-on-a-keyboard-kind-of-story. For one thing, there is no delete button, making the experience more life like right away. You can’t delete the things you feel unsure about and because of this,…
National Novel Writing Month has begun! 30 days. 50, 000 words. Are you in? My dad and sister are both participating in this year’s event and I’m excited to see what they come up with. Dad is an incredible writer and I can only hope I’ll be half as skilled as he is some day.…