Rich Ferguson Professions : Creative consultant Born : December 1, 1970 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Rich Ferguson I've tried to use my love of music, and spoken word performance to create companion pieces for the book. Rich Ferguson companion spoken-word book I'd thought I'd constructed a really wonderful book, and the teacher told me that my story basically began on page fifty, and that I should throw out everything prior, or figure out a way to weave only the most important information back into the story, and keep the action moving forward. Wow. That was a really humbling experience. A real eye-opener. Made me realize there are so many aspects involved with telling a story. Rich Ferguson real moving-forward teacher As for the influence on my writing,music has definitely influenced how I write. That idea of cadence, repetition, all those elements appear throughout my writing. Drumming has definitely had a huge influence on the way I write, too. Has definitely tuned my ear to rhythm. After I've written something, I'll go through it repeatedly, carefully listening to the construction of the words, seeing, hearing how they flow. Rich Ferguson influence listening writing Similar Authors Amanda Harlech creative-consultant All Authors