Writing Basics
And One — And Two — And Exercise that Creative Muscle!
The following article was first published in Ink and Keyboard on Medium on Monday, March 1, 2021. Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry.…
The Importance of a Writer’s Notebook and What You Should Be Writing In It
I’ve been keeping notebooks for years. In addition, I write bits and pieces into my Google Drive and Evernote. I dictate ideas onto a digital recorder as I drive. I’ve been known to write on napkins, paper placemats, receipts, and…
Don’t Let “Writer’s Block” Stand in the Way of Your Progress.
Here’s How to Move Forward. Dear Writer, Have you found yourself struggling to find ideas or progress on any one of the number of writing projects you have on your desk? I know I have. I have found myself looking…
One Word Can Have Power, and Many Good Ones Strung Together Can Have Great Impact
Dear Writer – Wednesday, May 5, 2021 I grew up learning the adage “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The “old adage” is referenced as far back as March of 1862 in The…
Be Brave! Write About Something Beyond Your Experiences
Dear Writer – Monday, May 3, 2021 You may have heard it 100 times – “Write what you know.” To many that means to write from your own experiences. My first true exposure to this concept was the reaction of…
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