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This is the CZcams channel for the nonprofit writing organization SouthWest Writers. We are devoted to helping published and unpublished writers improve their craft and further their careers.
SouthWest Writers Presents: Carlyn Montes De Oca in Conversation about her memoir
SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers.
This recording is from our meeting on July 13th, 2024, when Carlyn Montes D Oca gave a presentation In Conversation about her multi-award winning book: Junkyard Girl: A Memoir of Ancestry, Family Secrets and Second Chances.
To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
This recording is from our meeting on July 13th, 2024, when Carlyn Montes D Oca gave a presentation In Conversation about her multi-award winning book: Junkyard Girl: A Memoir of Ancestry, Family Secrets and Second Chances.
To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Irene Blea on Integrating Ethnic Characters into Your Writing
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on June 8th, 2024, when Irene I. Blea, Ph.D. gave a presentation on "Integrating Ethnic Characters into Your Writing" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Kathy Louise Schuit on Editorial Guidelines
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on May 22nd, 2024, when Kathy Louise Schuit gave a presentation on "Editorial Guidelines: NOT a Suggestion" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Donna Pedace on Public Presentations
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on May 11th, 2024, when Donna Pedace gave a presentation on "Public Presentations" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Shirley Blackwell on Limericks and Haiku
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on April 24th, 2024, when Shirley Blackwell gave a presentation on "The Contest Castles of Limerick and Haiku: How to Get Past the Moat Dragons" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Mary Collins on Creating Writers, Creating Citizens
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on April 13th, 2024, when Mary Collins gave a presentation on "Creating Writers, Creating Citizens" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Marcia Rosen on Memoir Detective: Writing Your Life Story
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on March 27th, 2024, when Marcia Rosen gave a presentation on "Memoir Detective: Writing Your Life Story" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Charlene Bell Dietz on Why Your Characters Misbehave
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on March 9th, 2024, when Parris Afton Bonds gave a presentation on "Why Your Characters Misbehave, and Why AI Isn’t the Answer" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Parris Afton Bonds on Writing Romance Novels--Then and Now
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on February 28th, 2024, when Parris Afton Bonds gave a presentation on "Writing Romance Novels Then and Now" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Christie Lowrance on A Writer’s Quest: Nonfiction, History, & Biography
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on December 9th, 2023, when Christie Lowrance gave a presentation on "A Writer’s Quest: Non-fiction, History, and Biography" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Ernie Witham on "Finding Humor in Everyday Situations"
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on November 29th, 2023, when Ernie Witham gave a presentation on "Finding Humor in Everyday Situations" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos on Hybrid, Self and Conventional Publishing
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on February 10th, 2024, when Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos gave a presentation on "Publishing, Dreams & Cutting-Edge Duke University Research: Fact or Fiction-Hybrid, Self or Conventional Publishing Pros, Cons and What is Right for YOU?" To learn about our upcoming meeti...
SouthWest Writers Presents: Chuck Greaves on How to Teach Yourself to Write Better
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on January 24th, 2024, when Chuck Greaves gave a presentation on "The DIY MFA Or: How to Teach Yourself to Write (Or to Write Better)" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Jonathan Miller on Completing Your Manuscript
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on January 6th, 2024, when Jonathan Miller gave a presentation on "Against the Tide: Completing Your Manuscript Under Challenging Circumstances" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Michael Arnzen on "The Transformation Scene"
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SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea of writers helping writers. This recording is from our meeting on October 25th, 2023, when Michael Arnzen gave a presentation on "The Transformation Scene" To learn about our upcoming meetings, classes, workshops, and conferences VISIT OUR WEBSITE: bit.ly/2c5RcmC
SouthWest Writers Presents: Author Readings of Our Anthology "Holes in Our Hearts"
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Author Readings of Our Anthology "Holes in Our Hearts"
SouthWest Writers Presents: Our Annual Meeting for 2023!
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Our Annual Meeting for 2023!
SouthWest Writers Presents: Sonja Dewing on Making Dollars and Sense out of Amazon Ad
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Sonja Dewing on Making Dollars and Sense out of Amazon Ad
SouthWest Writers Presents: Diane Dimond on How to Investigate and Write about a Secretive System
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Diane Dimond on How to Investigate and Write about a Secretive System
SouthWest Writers Presents: Phil Mills Jr. on Challenges of Writing for Kids in a Video Game World
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Phil Mills Jr. on Challenges of Writing for Kids in a Video Game World
SouthWest Writers Presents: Kathy Louise Schuit on "Don't Make Your Friends & Family Read Bad Stuff"
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Kathy Louise Schuit on "Don't Make Your Friends & Family Read Bad Stuff"
SouthWest Writers Presents: Stephen Kurkjian on "The Greatest Art Theft in History"
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Stephen Kurkjian on "The Greatest Art Theft in History"
SouthWest Writers Presents: Kirt Hickman on "Bring Your Settings to Life"
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Kirt Hickman on "Bring Your Settings to Life"
SouthWest Writers Presents Members of the New Mexico State Poetry Society Talking about Poetry
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SouthWest Writers Presents Members of the New Mexico State Poetry Society Talking about Poetry
SouthWest Writers Presents: Robert Kidera on "The Writer's Tool-Kit."
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Robert Kidera on "The Writer's Tool-Kit."
SouthWest Writers Presents: Dan Wetmore on "Poetry: Focus and Form"
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Dan Wetmore on "Poetry: Focus and Form"
SouthWest Writers Presents: Jim & Bobbi Jean Bell on "Be the Star of Your Online or Radio Interview"
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Jim & Bobbi Jean Bell on "Be the Star of Your Online or Radio Interview"
SouthWest Writers Presents: Geoff Habiger on Newsletter Basics
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Geoff Habiger on Newsletter Basics
SouthWest Writers Presents: Cornelia Gamlem and Jacqueline Murray Loring on Working with an Agent
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Cornelia Gamlem and Jacqueline Murray Loring on Working with an Agent
SouthWest Writers Presents: Joseph Badal on "Two Important Writing Rules"
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SouthWest Writers Presents: Joseph Badal on "Two Important Writing Rules"
Excellent presentation, even to a beginner like me. Comprehended difficult art in motion and encouraged me to learn. Thanks!
this video is prescient. at the end of it he's talking about the female revolution in the publishing industry.
This was an excellent workshop. Thank you, Sonja and SWW.
Thank you. And I think I love this person. 🙂 My popular memoir has received much praise.
Cycling, I fell into that with my latest book and it is so comfortable to do. makes alot of sense but I too thought I was the only one. Thanks Dean!
Boy this was good time to party
Surely "cycling" is a form of rewriting!
This is more about social engineering than writing...
I enjoyed the video- Thank you for sharing!
Great video- Thank you!
Thank you.
Thank you. Writing humor is, perhaps, the easiest of writing.
Thank you. My observation is that nearly 100% of "hybrid publishers" are predatory vanity presses.
Thank you.
Thank you.
From the interweb: A Message to Garcia is a widely distributed essay written by Elbert Hubbard in 1899, expressing the value of individual initiative and conscientiousness in work.
The Science Fiction Writer he mentioned that taught at Penn State must have been William Tenn.
Promo-SM 🌟
Thanks Dean. Just finished my third novel this year (speculative fiction series), so when you speak of ‘cycling’, it jumps both my brain cells to the way I write. I come out of film writing and directing and teaching writing at University, and I use strange writing chemistry as well [1. conjecture - 2. questions (such as: What is the impact on each character about what happened?) 3. conjecture again - 4. run the movie and take dictation.] When it is down on paper, I finish the chapter - finishing is important. I do not do a rewrite pass of any kind. I do exactly what you do - cycle - conjecture - cycle - conjecture] It is a loose system. I cycle a whole chapter rather than 400 or so words. I repeat that 30 to 40 times. I give the completed chapters to my ace editor (my wife, a professional British Shakespearean actress), who approaches the material as an interpreter of meaning and a reader. It is not complicated - I write, she reads, I publish. I take ‘cycling’ from your talk with much gratitude. PS I got my students to read ‘Writing into the Dark.’ It freed them to write. Did the same for me.
Absolutely outstanding presentation! Alan Diehl
Thinking about what Mr DWS says, I realize my best writing was fun, and I NEVER rewrote...🙍🏼♂🤓Rule 1: You Must Write...Rule 2: Finish What You Write...Rule 3: Do Not Rewrite...Rule 4: You Must Put It On The Market...Rule 5: You Must Keep It On The Market
What an eye opener! I've been cycling this whole time and getting frustrated by it because I felt like I was doing this writing thing all wrong.
This is not really helpful unless you're already an amazing writer
Thanks for your comment. SWW provides different types of content to help writers at various stages of their writing careers. Check out our video library. There may be something there that you'll find more useful. www.youtube.com/@southwestwriters
wow... this was one of the most useful talks on writing i've seen in a loooooooooong time. and it rings true! and it makes me think about how effortless it was when i was a kid and how ARDUOUS it has become since i "learned how to write" or at least "learned about the process of writing".
“I sold two short stories back in the seventies. I wrote them on a typewriter and used whiteout…” We live in a VERY different time now.
This is amazing! 💯♥️
This talk was recorded on Feb 22, 2023
Sound advice here from Dan
Excellent! So glad you enjoyed it!
Everything said here makes perfect sense. A ton of sense. Except for one thing: Writing a novel as a single draft and not ever rewriting is of course a particular approach to writing a novel. This is presented here as 'how you write'. Later, there is a description of cycling, which is apparently going a short distance, possibly running out of creative steam for the moment, going back, going through that chunk that has just been written, fixing things, fleshing out things, and then finding more creative steam and continuing forward from there for another chunk in first draft mode, and repeating that process. Loop, loop, loop, all the way to the end. And that is then presented here as 'how you write'. Also described is jumping in and out of the reader timeline pseudorandomly to make changes in various parts of the manuscript when necessary. All good stuff, but isn't that actually the textbook definition of rewriting? Or rewriting as you draft? Are not these two approaches then mutually exclusive? And how is this considered analogous to how readers read? My understanding is that readers do start on page one and read each word serially all the way through the last page, and that they don't go back in any kind of'cycle' mode or jump in and out of the reader timeline and only encounter the passages a single time. So while I agree with many of the other things you say, and they make sense to me, I find this particular thing to be exceptionally confusing. Maybe this is a terminology issue. Possibly you are not 'rewriting', in the specific definition of that word, but are 'revising', in the specific definition of that word. If it can't be explained that way, I find this completely impossible to understand. If we accept that terminology, that means I also have never once 'rewritten' anything. But I've done a lot of 'revision'. It's honestly not very different from my own approach. I write in larger chunks, and I revise in larger chunks, but it is really pretty much the same process. I am technically a pantser. I never ever create an outline or think deeply about what I will be writing ahead of time. But I am not just a pantser. I am also a reverse plotter, meaning once I've written something, I try to evaluate it to make sure it will make sense to a reader. If it doesn't reach that bar, I revise it. That's when the deep thinking comes into play. Tinkering after the fact does have the possibility of diluting the quality of the story. But in my experience, it has never failed to improve it. All art flows from the unconscious, so the drafting, the 'writing', the creating, comes from there. The evaluating, fixing, editing, revising, all come from the conscious mind. All I know for sure is that my process works for me. Your process apparently works for you, but I'm having a devil of a time understanding exactly what it is.
I think Dean means rewriting in the classic sense, where you write a first draft, then go through it again from start to finish, and keep repeating until the manuscript is sleek and polished. Perhaps the most extreme example of this standard approach is Ken Follett, who spends one year researching a book and crafting a detailed outline, then spends a second year on the first draft, and a third year on the second draft, retyping the entire manuscript in the process. Follett's great, of course, but it's a totally different way of creating a book.
Rest in peace you sweet kind soul
RIP Robin.
Thank you for placing this video on youtube. "Courage" is not a word I could use regarding memoir writing. My well-selling memoir was fun to write.
Thank you.
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Thank you for letting us know. We will update it.
Wonderful video.
Thank you.
There was a band of Apaches along the Arizona / New Mexico border that let one fright outfit pass unmolested, as the owner of the outfit was a brave fighter who won the respect of the leader of the band. When that leader died, the new leader was asked "whom do we kill?" The new leader said "Everyone wearing a hat."
I didn't know that story!
Thank you.
You're welcome :)
this is what I'm trying to do now. write from the creative head and not the critical head. Allow the story to write itself. Allow it to unfold naturally.
Thank you. Gosh, I did this already. 🙂 My book has 17 "Five Star" reviews. Woo hoo!
Great job!
Thank you for posting this. Work demands have been blocking me from SWW meetings, so it's a great convenience to be able to learn from the CZcams postings.
Great to Hear! Thanks for sharing Steven!
Always good to hear from Dean!
Thank you. It sounds like hard work to me. 🙂
2nd obligation: That our story will be of consequence. 15:13
fantastic talk Thank you for posting
Good stuff. Thank you for posting
I loved this workshop! It was so good his words were really inspiring to me.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great stuff! Good insights into the reasons to write a particular story, wrier's block, the beautiful madness of writers for film, and how to avoid making the silliest mistakes when writing ... whatever you don't know about.
The Best! Thank you posting this to be seen and heard.
Way cool. Thank you. His book on how to write is in my opinion a "must read" for writers.