Inspiration Ain’t Coming to Rescue You
When my high school kids used to tell me that they didn’t know what to write about, I would suggest that they just start writing whatever words came into their head. If they couldn’t think of words, they could write…
Take Chances With Your Writing and You Can Expand Your Talents
The first year I taught high school creative writing, I experimented with daily prompts. Why? My required English/language arts students always seemed to have difficulty deciding what to use as a topic for any given essay. They would waste so…
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…
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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