Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Travel Writing with Flair

Just because you are going somewhere for Spring Break doesn't mean you will have a great story to tell - on the other hand - just because you are not going anyhwere doesn't prevent you from telling a good story.

Read these to get some ideas:
http://www.worldhum.com/dispatches/item/the_art_of_writing_a_story_about_walking_across_andorra_20051228/

Travel and Travel writing tips:
http://www.lauriegough.com/passions.html

Read these tips for setting up interviews in different cities (hint do it before you leave):
http://www.rolfpotts.com/writers/fullwood.html

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Arts Criticism

Read this: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-schickel20may20,1,7842832.story?coll=la-news-comment


Then post an example of what you think is a well-written review and read and comment on another class member's post.