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Your Writing Process is Valid
Every writer has their own way of working, a process that has to be developed and honed over many years. Margaret Atwood
October 28, 2019
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The Writing Process
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What are your writing goals? Do you have dreams of winning the Pulitzer prize? Writing a bestseller or an Academy...
Writing a 6-word memoir might feel impossible at first, too restricting, maybe even unfair. You might think, How do you...
One of the most important skills you’ll learn as a writer is how to take constructive criticism. Feedback is an...
One of the best pieces of writing advice I ever got was: read your work aloud. When you do, you...
Your goal as a writer is to immerse your readers fully in your story, to help them experience what it...
Whether you are new to the craft of screenwriting, or perhaps stuck somewhere in the middle of your manuscript, the...
There’s rhythm in prose. The rhythm might be intentionally terse, like a Charles Bukowski novel, or dense and languid like...
“No one is free until we are all free.”– Martin Luther King Jr. It is human nature to search for...
Write what you know. We’ve heard this so often. But what does it mean? Does it mean that if I...
I was a half decent 800-meter runner in high school, not great, but I ran with a lot of heart,...
Every writer has their own way of working, a process that has to be developed and honed over many years....
As human beings we tend to seek positive experiences, but as writers and storytellers we understand that the purpose of...
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Becoming a Professional Writer
The publishing industry has undergone tremendous changes over the years. “Mid-list” writers who relied on decent advances from their publishers have found
April 23, 2019
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The Creative Process
When my son, Ray, was first learning to speak, there were so many new words each day — the syntax often fascinating
April 9, 2019
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Trust
I grew up in a very bright, academic family, but at times I felt alone. My family members were very logical, reasonable
March 26, 2019
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Writing the Forbidden
“Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are so ingrained in our society we rarely stop to think about it. I can
December 4, 2018
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The Arc of a Scene
“I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other
September 10, 2018
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The Great American Novel
Every American writer secretly dreams of writing the “Great American Novel.” What would that look like? It’s a book that captures the
December 28, 2017
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Writers, The Time is Now
I know writers who have struggled for decades to complete their first novel. They work on their novel for a while, then
November 1, 2017
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Every writer has their own way of working, a process that has to be developed and honed over many years....
The publishing industry has undergone tremendous changes over the years. “Mid-list” writers who relied on decent advances from their publishers...
When my son, Ray, was first learning to speak, there were so many new words each day — the syntax...
I grew up in a very bright, academic family, but at times I felt alone. My family members were very...
“Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are so ingrained in our society we rarely stop to think about it....
“I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than...
Every American writer secretly dreams of writing the “Great American Novel.” What would that look like? It’s a book that...
I know writers who have struggled for decades to complete their first novel. They work on their novel for a...
