Writing Basics
If You’re a Writer, WRITE!
In teaching high school English/language arts courses, I assigned and graded a library of research papers. Invariably, at least one student in the class would turn in a great outline for a great idea. They took massive notes in the…
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, Evernote. I dictate ideas onto a digital recorder as I drive. I’ve been known to write on napkins, paper placemats, receipts, and old…
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