by Havi Brooks | Aug 17, 2010 | my personal practice
Background: the metaphor technique is something I’ve adapted from Suzette Haden Elgin’s teachings. It’s an amazing tool for destuckifying. It’s also how I discovered that I work on a pirate ship and defeated the hackers. And cured my fear of...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 23, 2008 | biggification
Part Two in the “reworking my blog” seriesIf you’ll recall, I got my site reviewed by Men with Pens and am sharing all the interesting stuff I learned with you. And today we’re focusing on wordishness. James and Harry, the wonderful, witty...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 7, 2007 | calm techniques, noozletter, working on patterns & habits
No, seriously, where are all the nut jobs? I finally got around to watching Word Play last night — a 90 minute homage to “puzzle master” Will Shortz and his wonderful world of crosswordsmithery. “Finally” because everyone I know has...
