Steven Boyett, internationally famous author of the novels Ariel, Elegy Beach and Mortality Bridge, gave a keynote speech at the La Jolla Writers Conference in which he delineated life lessons learned during his years as a writer. A renowned writer/teacher of fiction, screenplays, collegiate writing courses, seminars, and workshops, Boyett has published stories in literary, science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies and magazines. It’s interesting, therefore, to learn that the greatest lessons acquired by this exquisite writer and fascinating instructor came when he chose to distance himself from writing, and plunge into hobbies that brought enrichment and delight.
Many rising lights in literature, like Blake Hutchins, Patrick O’Sullivan and Laurie Tom, have written award-winning stories that I recommend beginning writers to read. They are fine examples of high concept development and story structure, as well as eloquence of execution. Yet, feeding the soul is also a real way to make our writing better.
The keynote speech delivered by Steven Boyett, a life changing talk for all writers, is easy to access at the Internet address listed below, although you may have to cut and paste it into your browser window. Thank you, Steven, for making this presentation available for all.
http://www.steveboy.com/blog/?p=1666
http://www.steveboy.com/blog/?p=1666
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