Tag: creative writing

• Google+ for You?

  In November, I presented at this conference called the Blogworld & New Media Expo.  They have what is called a virtual ticket, and I’m working my way through some of the sessions and taking notes. Chris Brogan and Guy Kawasaki did a presentation on Google+, a social media platform (is that what you call it?)…

  William Torgerson

  November 29, 2011

  Torg Life

  Blogworld New Media Expo, Chris Brogan, creative writing, Facebook, findpeopleonplus, google+, Guy Kawakaki, hangout, jobs, social media, Texas Hold’em

• Write With Me Wednesdays: Orient Your Reader to a Place

  A writer has a lot of choices when writing and an example of those choices can be seen in all the ways a writer might choose to open a piece of writing.  In the coming weeks, I invite you to experiment with opening sentences as a way to not only generate new material, but also…

  William Torgerson

  November 23, 2011

  Torg Life

  Arab, book, club, creative writing, digital, How Does It Feel to Be a problem, iTunes, Love is a Mix Tape, Moustafa Bayoumi, orient to a place, Rob Sheffield, social, teaching, William Torgerson, writing

• Not My God (a draft of fiction)

  A note about the assignment: The class is with Joshua Henkin.  He directs the MFA program at Brooklyn College, and right before coming to the Wesleyan Writer’s Conference, I bought his book Matrimony.  Glancing over the opening pages, it looks promising. Home of the Wesleyan Writers Conference The first sentence of the piece below isn’t…

  William Torgerson

  June 17, 2011

  Torg Life

  Ayahuasca, creative writing, god, Wesleyan, writing exercise