Jesse Teller

Category: Writing

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 12: Reason for Writing

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 12: Reason for Writing

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Hammer and the Spike” chapter from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The assignment from Class 8 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of the assignment. Writers Donald Maass…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 11: Deadlines

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 11: Deadlines

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Four Queens” chapter from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The assignment from Class 9 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of the assignment. I told you to read…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 10: Oral Storytelling

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 10: Oral Storytelling

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “In View of the Dead” and “The Man on the Bridge” chapters from Teardrop Road Tell the story orally Telling the story orally will help you figure out where the stresses are. When you tell a story orally, you have an audience and you can look…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 9: Purpose

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 9: Purpose

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Beginning of My Life” and “Family” chapters from Teardrop Road Why are we telling this story?Who are we talking to?What are we trying to change?WHAT ARE WE SAYING? We are not telling stories This entire video is theatrics. And if you listen to the music,…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 8: Revision

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 8: Revision

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Tome” chapter from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The assignment from Class 5 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of the assignment. Digging a Grave I’m not gonna…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 7: Critiques Prep

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 7: Critiques Prep

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “Home” chapter from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The short story assignment from Class 1 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of the assignment. I think we have to…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 6: The Shadow of the Imposter

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 6: The Shadow of the Imposter

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “Billy Badass Part 1” and “Billy Badass Part 2” chapters from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The writing assignment from Class 3 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 5: Writer’s Block

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 5: Writer’s Block

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “Liechen’s War Part 1”, “Liechen’s War Part 2” and “Malice” chapters from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The writing assignment from Class 2 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 4: Sitting Down to Write

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 4: Sitting Down to Write

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “Pig” and “Rising Winds” chapters from Teardrop Road. Procrastination They say about procrastination that you’re only hurting yourself. That’s not true. They say about procrastination that it’s easy to handle and you should just do it, whatever the it is. It’s not true. Procrastination is like…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 3: Point of View

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 3: Point of View

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Prince of Darkness” chapter from Teardrop Road. Class Storytelling Imagine you’re writing the story of this class, and you are telling the story from your point of view, my Grad Student’s point of view, or my point of view. Your Point of View As a student,…