Introducing our latest! Videos exploring the artistic process, from writer interviews to artist panels, tutorials, works-in-progress, studio peeks, performance, and everything creative in-between. Up this week is Seth Apter who’s been featured on our site and whose work will be represented in August’s Woven Tale Press issue. He recently has come on staff as an art editor for the Press,…
Month: July 2014
Dump Social Media, E-mbrace Email
By Randy Ross Writers and Web marketers have become disillusioned with social media because it can be a huge waste of time and you’re at the mercy of media companies scrambling to turn a profit. In many cases, simple e-mail marketing techniques can be a better use of your time. This article also includes instructions…
Loosening the Screws on Too-Tight Writing
Whilst editing more of the never-ending manuscript last night, I became aware that some of my writing was tight. As tight as a publisher’s wallet in fact. I can clearly discern which sections I wrote during free-wheeling, word-flowing time off when I spent a couple of hours jotting down stream-of-consciousness, vaguely-related meanderings, which eventually morphed…
Collage Art: Integrating Your Elements
By Seth Apter Sometimes a collage just looks like some smaller paper (or other material) glued to a larger surface. But there are many ways in which to alter your collage elements to make the piece a more cohesive and seamless whole. Five tips to integrate collage elements: Splatter: Mix acrylic paint with a small…
The Creative Process: Thumbnail Sketches and Napkin Notes
By Amy Duncan A few weeks ago, I posed these questions on Facebook: Here are a few questions for my creative friends (writers, musicians, composers, artists, photographers, etc.): What is your creative process? How do you approach your work, day by day? What are your work habits? Your frustrations (if any!)? Feel free to be…