Susan diRendeArt ≠ ArtifactArt is not the artifact. Art happens in the making of something. Making is in the creative act, not the artifact.Jul 30Jul 30
Susan diRendeNo Feather Dusting!(and not that kind either…)There’s a lesson pounded into the heads of playwrights that authors of stories could benefit from. Playwrights are warned to avoid…Jul 26Jul 26
Susan diRendeinMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingThe Butterfly Effect of ArtYour job, as an artist is to create meaning, create beauty, create transformative experience. You are an agent of culture not a functionary…Jul 23Jul 23
Susan diRendeinMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingCreativity Is a Stance That Anyone Can TakeJul 19Jul 19
Susan diRendeinMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingThe Secret in the Musical ScaleThere are some natural rough spots in any endeavor, almost like it’s a law of nature and follows more or less the pattern of the musical…Mar 5, 2023Mar 5, 2023
Susan diRendeinMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingWriting, Art, and the Empty-Handed LeapIt took me so many years to learn that when I slam headfirst into the wanna-give-up-cuz-it’s-not-working wall, THAT is the beginning of…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Susan diRendeinMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingWillpower Is a Morning PowerWhy do so many successful writers and artists have regular morning routine? There’s a psycho-physiological reason for it. Willpower is…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
Susan diRendeinThemed Writing PromptsWriting Prompt from How the Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsA story sets out on a journey from a particular world and by the end that world has changed. Clear description and telling gestures can…Jul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Susan diRendeinThemed Writing PromptsWriting Prompt from 1984Here the sentence that starts with the most banal and cliché opening, the weather, only to turn bizarre with the final word. The narrative…Jul 8, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Susan diRendeinThemed Writing PromptsWriting Prompt Using Pride and PrejudiceWhile many of the books I’ve looked at start with short sentences, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin strikes modern readers as rather long…Jul 8, 2022Jul 8, 2022
