{"id":15018,"date":"2016-04-14T01:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=15018"},"modified":"2016-04-13T19:01:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T02:01:07","slug":"say-loud-nevada-mcpherson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/14\/say-loud-nevada-mcpherson\/","title":{"rendered":"Say it Out Loud! by Nevada McPherson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BillLet\u2019s\u00a0welcome\u00a0back monthly columnist\u00a0Nevada McPherson<\/a>\u00a0as she shares with us \u201cSay it Out Loud!\u201d\u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Most writers know from the outset that this is a very solitary pursuit they\u2019ve chosen<\/strong>, that there\u2019s no other way to create than to spend long, often lonely hours at the keyboard or over a blank page, struggling to find just the right word, phrase or image.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, if they\u2019re driven to create, to write at all costs, sharing their vision with the world, perhaps some writers feel that this is a pursuit that\u2019s chosen them, that they have no other option but to create.<\/p>\n

Still other writers are never lonely when they are in the act of creating; they have their characters to keep them company, and their characters are like longtime friends with whom they enjoy spending time: hours, days, weeks. Years.<\/p>\n

Perhaps for them finding just the right word, phrase or image isn\u2019t a struggle but a joyous act of creation that leads to another creative adventure, then another, then another.<\/p>\n

No matter what the temperament of the writer, no matter what his or her habits and methods involve, there is one thing all writers have in common: the urge to tell stories. The stories that they tell are their way of connecting with the world, of conjuring pictures, moods and feelings in other people (after all, as E.M. Forster<\/a> once said: \u201cOnly connect.\u201d)<\/p>\n

How amazing is that? What a wonderful and magical thing.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a step beyond even that which writers can take, however, and that is to take on the role of writer as speaker.<\/p>\n

Writers write because they want to tell stories<\/strong>, but their own stories, their own journeys have tremendous value and that\u2019s why speaking to readers, students, and other writers is important as a way to connect to others.<\/p>\n

In my own experience, it was through the spoken word that I discovered volumes about the written word.<\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve mentioned in some of my previous posts, listening to Garrison Keillor\u2019s<\/a> radio show, A Prairie Home Companion<\/em>, when I was in high school and then college, was my introduction to many writers and poets that up until then I\u2019d never heard about. I still listen to the show, the visiting writers, and still appreciate Keillor\u2019s humorous insights about the pleasures and pains of the writing process.<\/p>\n

It was on another radio show that I first heard a reading of Joyce Carol Oates<\/a>\u2019 famous (and chilling) short story, \u201cWhere Are You Going? Where Have You Been?<\/a>\u201d and a few years later when I heard her speak at L.S.U., I gained a great deal of insight about how writers think about their work.<\/p>\n

The first question she was asked was \u201cWhat\u2019s the meaning of the numbers on the side of Arnold Friend\u2019s car?\u201d<\/strong> Her refusal to answer the question said something to me about the role of the reader and critic in relation to the writer. Experiences like this I share with my students, and they in turn share their experiences of reading this story and others, and what it means to them.<\/p>\n

All the writing, screenwriting and literary conferences I\u2019ve attended have added to my writing education<\/strong>, and the panels where people disagreed about certain issues, or engaged in lively, mostly good-natured debate are especially memorable.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite writers, Henry Miller<\/a> (author of Tropic of Cancer<\/a><\/em> and many other books), and Beat muse Neal Cassady<\/a> (inspiration for Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac\u2019s On the Road<\/a>)<\/em> may not have had lots in common — or maybe they did in some ways.<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n

One thing they both valued above all were the people who were \u201cmad to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

When writers talk and when muses and readers join in the conversation, anything can happen. People get inspired, angry, happy or sad, but they feel,<\/em> (i.e. they connect!)<\/p>\n

If you get the opportunity to talk about your writing, to speak to students or a writer\u2019s group, take it! Even if you\u2019re a confirmed introvert and speaking in front of people (or doing a radio interview) is far out of your comfort zone, there\u2019s much your listeners will learn from you. Also, you\u2019ll learn much from the questions they ask.<\/p>\n

More about that next time!<\/strong> Until then\u2014happy writing!<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally from Georgia, Nevada McPherson<\/a>\u00a0lived in New Orleans for many years and now lives with her husband Bill and rescue Chihuahua, Mitzi in Milledgeville, Georgia, where she is a professor of Humanities at Georgia Military College. Nevada received a BA in English\/ Creative Writing and an MFA in Screenwriting from L.S.U. She\u2019s written over a dozen feature-length screenplays, one short screenplay, a short play, short stories and two graphic novels, Uptowners<\/a> <\/em>and Piano Lessons<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

For more information about Nevada and her projects, visit www.nevada-mcpherson.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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