Whenever you congregate writers together they talk to writing. There are myriad distinguishable types of writers. Those who enter to make up in long-hand or can at worst author a register on an old-fashioned handbook typewriter. Those who disparage to music, insist on complete silence, or spawn most beneficent surrounded by noise. You include the […]
Every grub streeter dreams of the time when they can profit from their writing. While income opportunities overflow with for the benefit of writers, each method has drawbacks.
Newspaper and ammunition reporters can fare a allowable living but their subject be important is often closely regulated and directed. Corporate writing can be uninterrupted more lucrative but […]
I just finished a set of conferences with my students which inspired me to write about the most important rule of writing — writing is a process.
So many of difficulties struggling writers face occur when they ignore this simple rule. Once you embrace the fact that writing is a process rather than an event, once […]
Whenever you gather writers together they talk about writing. There are many different types of writers. Those who prefer to compose in long-hand or can only write on an old-fashioned manual typewriter. Those who write to music, demand complete silence, or create best surrounded by noise. You have the writers who must plan and outline […]
I hear it all the time from my students and at the seminars and workshops I lead. The writers that I work with are excited to work with a “real” writer. Most people define a “real” writer as one who is published. Therefore I, with three published novels and innumerable newspaper and magazine articles under […]
I have been writing professionally for more than two decades and teaching writing nearly that long. Every conference, every writing staff, and every class has always included some writer who asks: “How Can I Become A Better Writer?”
They don’t usually like my answer. “Practice writing every day and read to study the writing of others […]
Before you should decide whether or not taking part in a writing workshop is right for you and your writing you should first understand just what a writing workshop is.
A workshop is an educational format where an expert shares information on a focused topic over a short period of time. Some workshops are intended to […]
One common element whenever human beings gather is the need to talk and share experiences. Often that need turns into something a little more fun, a little more dangerous — gossip. Gossip is often fun but it can also be dangerous because it spreads quickly (because it is fun) and often distorts or even completely […]
